Knesset approves law allowing villages with under 5,000 residents to become local councils

In a final reading, the Knesset passed a law granting the Interior Minister authority to declare a village a local council even if its population is below 5,000. Minister of Settlement Orit Strock praised the law as a 'Zionist, basic law on the Negev, a region that has no dispute within Zionist society.'

The Knesset passed the final reading of a law granting the Interior Minister authority to declare a village a local council even if its population is below 5,000. Minister of Settlement Orit Strock praised the law during the plenum session, calling it 'a Zionist, basic law on the Negev, a region that has no dispute within Zionist society.' The legislation had been advanced by the coalition and received final approval on Tuesday evening.

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