Yaron Rosenthal, head of the Gush Etzion Regional Council, praised Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at a land-regulation event for the Giv'ot community, stating that 14 new communities have been established in Judea and Samaria over the past three years — matching the total built in the previous 55 years. Rosenthal expressed hope that continued political strength would enable the establishment of 56 communities overall, according to Arutz 7.
At a land-regulation event for the Giv'ot community in the Gush Etzion region, Yaron Rosenthal credited Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich with leading what he described as a 'settlement revolution' in Judea and Samaria. Rosenthal cited figures comparing the pace of new communities: 14 built over 55 years prior to the current government, and an identical 14 established in just the last three years. He expressed hope that political conditions would allow reaching 56 communities. The event, reported by Arutz 7, was part of ongoing regularization of land status for existing outposts and new neighborhoods, a policy Smotrich has advanced as part of his portfolio overseeing civilian administration in the territories. Rosenthal's remarks reflect the tenor of political support for settlement expansion within the current coalition's right-of-center base.
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