The government will approve on Sunday Finance Minister Smotrich's proposal to allocate over NIS 1 billion for access and security roads to dozens of new settlements in Judea and Samaria, according to a report. The budget includes the four settlements evacuated in the 2005 disengagement from northern Samaria and will be divided between the Defense and Transport ministries.
The government is set to approve on Sunday a NIS 1 billion plan for access and security roads to dozens of new settlements in Judea and Samaria, including the four settlements evacuated in the 2005 disengagement from northern Samaria. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the proposal, which will be divided between the Defense and Transport ministries.
As The Zioneer reported earlier today (12:36 Jerusalem), the cabinet was expected to approve the plan in its last meeting before becoming a transition government. The current confirmation specifies Sunday's approval. The plan was formulated by the Settlement Administration, the Defense Ministry, Transport Ministry, and Finance Ministry over the past two months.
Smotrich called the decision 'historic,' stating it will enable the establishment of dozens of settlements at strategic points in Judea and Samaria, with automatic inclusion of any additional new settlements the government may decide to establish. The budget had previously been moved from the full cabinet to the security cabinet for confidential approval due to transparency concerns, as The Zioneer reported on June 11.
The exact list of settlements and construction timelines remain unspecified.
2 developments
- StrongGovernment refers NIS 1 billion settlement budget to cabinet for confidential approval
- StrongSecurity cabinet expected to approve Smotrich's Judea and Samaria budget tomorrow
- DevelopingIsrael's cabinet unanimously approves $1B supplementary plan for northern development
- DevelopingCabinet to vote on plan for 61 new settlements in Judea and Samaria
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