Yotam Zamiri, speaking on Channel 14's 'Patriots' program, praised the security cabinet's approval of 34 new settlements in Judea and Samaria, saying the government's actions contrast with left-wing election promises. The approval was first reported by The Zioneer at 21:25.
Yotam Zamiri, a pundit on Channel 14's 'Patriots' program, praised the security cabinet's approval of 34 new settlements in Judea and Samaria on Tuesday evening, calling the decision evidence that 'the government is doing amazing things.' Zamiri's comments, made shortly after 21:25 Jerusalem, came as the full scope of the cabinet decision continued to emerge.
The Zioneer first reported the cabinet's approval of the 34 settlements at 14:50 Jerusalem, following a series of earlier reports on the secret decision. At 14:50, The Zioneer detailed that the security cabinet had approved a NIS 2.3 billion budget—including NIS 1.3 billion for pioneer neighborhoods and over NIS 1 billion for access roads—and declassified a March decision to establish the settlements. The approval also includes the planned community of Sha-Nur Mizrah in Samaria, whose final cabinet vote was expected imminently, according to Channel 14's Eliya Aviv. The reports were based on journalist Yedidya Meir (Channel 14) and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's announcement.
The settlement expansion is part of a broader push. As The Zioneer reported on June 11, the cabinet was expected to vote on a plan for 61 new settlements. On July 7, a left-wing NGO report tallied 185 new outposts in Judea and Samaria over three years. Gush Etzion council head Yaron Rosenthal said on June 18 that 14 new communities had been established in three years, matching the total of the previous 55 years.
Specific locations and timelines for the 34 settlements have not yet been finalized. The cabinet vote on Sha-Nur Mizrah remains pending, as does the broader political and diplomatic response to the approval.
6 developments
- DevelopingCabinet to vote on plan for 61 new settlements in Judea and Samaria
- DevelopingCabinet approves Sha-Nur Mizrah settlement in Samaria, 104th under current government
- DevelopingHostile-state-funded groups praise Israeli government's Judea and Samaria achievements
- DevelopingGovernment to approve massive settlement budget in secretive cabinet session to avoid leak
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