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National Union to demand Likud unfreeze settlement construction By Nadav Shragai Tags: Habayit Heyehudi, Likud  National Union plans to demand in coalition talks with Likud that the government allow construction in all settlements where it is now effectively frozen, and to legalize most illegal outposts. Specifically, the party will demand the legalization of any outpost "located on land that does not pose a substantive obstacle" - meaning, primarily, any outpost not located on private Palestinian land. It also will ask for the incoming government to cancel four military orders that it says discriminates against settlers; abolish the Justice Ministry's task force on enforcing the law against Jewish settlers; revive and provide adequate funding for the Jewish Agency's settlement division, which used to carry out the lion's share of construction in the territories; enact legislation that would enable West Bank lands to be restored to their pre-state Jewish owners; increase funding for settlement security; and restore "national priority" status, which confers tax breaks and other economic benefits, to various West Bank settlements. Advertisement Habayit Hayehudi, for its part, plans to demand during its coalition talks with Likud that the government not express support for establishing a Palestinian state and explicitly rule out both negotiations on Jerusalem and a withdrawal from the Golan Heights. However, the party will also pose numerous demands with regard to religious issues and education. For instance, it wants to bar commerce on Shabbat, grant teachers a raise and pass legislation setting a ceiling for class sizes and a limit below which weekly classroom hours cannot be cut. It also seeks to create a ministerial committee to deal with settlers evacuated during the 2005 disengagement from Gaza, many of whom still have neither homes nor jobs. Related articles: Netanyahu, Livni fail to reach coalition deal, but agree to meet again Barak reportedly lobbying Laborites to back joining Netanyahu-led coalition Netanyahu vows to work with Obama for peace Bookmark to del.icio.us   Gilad or Gilad? Olmert is too focused on the wrong Gilad. Take this waltz "Waltz with Bashir" was not made for Hollywood, it was made for human beings.   1.   Israel,s Hamas---will they be forced to accept the 12:58  |  Labhras 23/02/09   2.   WHAT is going on??To read the media setllements are just going up 02:43  |  PETER SM 24/02/09

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