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Tuesday, January 17, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
MKs to bring Ma’ale Adumim annexation law to Knesset committee
Lawmakers will bring a bill calling for the annexation of the Ma’ale Adumim settlement to a Knesset committee on Sunday, Ynet reports.
The bill will be put forward by MK Yoav Kish (Likud) and MK Bezalel Smotrich (Jewish Home party.) The Jewish Home party has said that the time has come for Israel to extend its sovereignty over the West Bank starting with Ma’ale Adumim, one of the largest settlements, near Jerusalem.
However, they were waiting for US president-elect Donald Trump to take power first. Trump has indicated he will be a lot more tolerant of Israeli settlements than the Obama administration.
