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Liberman praises settlement building, rejects illegal outposts
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman says settlement building is at its highest since 2000.
Speaking to settler leaders in the West Bank during a pre-Rosh Hashanah event, Liberman says the settlements are flourishing, “from granting municipal powers to the Jewish community in Hebron and through building at a rate that has not existed since 2000.”
He says the government has approved 3,500 building tenders and another 7,500-8,000 housing units are in various stages of planning.
Praising the settlements as Israel’s “protective wall,” the defense minister also warns against building illegal outposts and defends the Civil Administration.
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