Middle East Monitor
Feb 8
Israel’s security cabinet on Sunday approved a series of new decisions on the occupied West Bank, proposed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defence Minister Israel Katz. The measures introduce major changes to how land, planning and construction are managed in occupied the territory.
According to an official statement issued after the meeting, the decisions aim to remove long-standing obstacles in order to speed up the development and expansion of settlements, as described by the Israeli government. The package includes cancelling a Jordanian-era law that banned the sale of property in the West Bank to Jews, a move the government said would open the way for land purchases.
