Knesset to vote on settlement bill today

The so-called Regulation Bill — which would prevent settlements built on private land from being demolished if they were built with state assistance — is “likely” to be voted on during this afternoon’s Knesset plenary session, a spokesman for Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein tells The Times of Israel, despite previous reports that it had been dropped from the agenda.

A final decision will be made during a meeting of the heads of coalition factions scheduled to take place at 2 p.m., he says.

In its current formulation, the bill includes a clause that would retroactively legalize outposts such as Amona, a measure which has been deemed unconstitutional by the attorney general. The High Court has ordered Amona be demolished and its residents evacuated by December 25.

— Raoul Wootliff