Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has allocated NIS 113 million for the development of heritage sites in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, the first such budget in history, according to a report. The funds will renovate sites including Solomon's Pools near Bethlehem, where Smotrich was photographed.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has allocated NIS 113 million for the development of heritage sites in the Jewish communities of Judea and Samaria, described as the first budget of its kind. The allocation was announced Tuesday morning and includes the restoration of Solomon's Pools, a historic archaeological site near Bethlehem. Smotrich was photographed at the site, which is one of the locations slated for renovation.
As The Zioneer previously reported, Heritage Minister Amichai Eliahu signed an emergency NIS 10 million budget for Solomon's Pools in July, ahead of a planned Palestinian ceremony at the site. The new allocation is significantly larger in scope and covers multiple sites across Judea and Samaria.
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