Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich revealed Tuesday at the inauguration of the new settlement of Doren in the Mount Hebron region that as of Monday night he canceled the civil planning and construction clauses of the 1997 Hebron Accord. According to Smotrich, the Higher Planning Council for Judea and Samaria approved practical steps revoking the Palestinian municipality of Hebron's authority over Jewish construction and holy sites in the city, returning those planning powers to full Israeli control, as reported by i24NEWS and Amit Segal (N12).
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced Tuesday that he canceled the civil planning and construction clauses of the 1997 Hebron Accord as of Monday night. The announcement was made during the inauguration ceremony for the new settlement of Doren in the Mount Hebron region, as reported by i24NEWS and journalist Amit Segal (N12).
According to Smotrich, the Higher Planning Council for Judea and Samaria approved the practical steps that revoke the Palestinian municipality of Hebron's authority over planning and construction in areas related to the Jewish community and holy sites in the city. The powers now return to full Israeli state responsibility.
As The Zioneer reported earlier today, the move reverses a long-standing provision of the Oslo Accords that had left civilian planning authority over the Jewish presence in Hebron under the Palestinian municipality. Smotrich stated: "For many years, one of the most absurd clauses of Oslo remained in force, with powers regarding the Jewish settlement in Hebron and the holy places dependent on the terror municipality of Hebron. Last night we put an end to that." The announcement comes as part of a broader policy push by Smotrich to extend Israeli planning authority throughout Judea and Samaria.
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