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State authorizes establishment of new Druze town for first time
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe National Council for Planning and Construction authorizes the establishment of new Druze town for first time since the founding of the Jewish state in 1948.
The town will be constructed in the Lower Galilee, near Tiberias, Ynet reports.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that says the new village, as yet unnamed, comes as part of Israel’s efforts to advance the welfare of the Druze community in the country.
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