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Security cabinet said to secretly approve establishment of 22 new West Bank settlements
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael’s security cabinet held a vote in secret last week to approve the establishment of 22 new West Bank settlements, according to Hebrew media reports.
The motion was said to have been put forward by Defense Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
The Israel Hayom news outlet reports that the government intends to use the new settlements to bolster Israel’s presence around Route 443, which connects Jerusalem and Tel Aviv via Modiin. A section of the route passes through the West Bank.
Yesha Council chair Israel Ganz declares the secret government decision to be “the most important decision since 1967,” when Israel gained control over large swaths of land in the West Bank.
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