Netanyahu extends benefits to isolated West Bank settlements
Premier declares certain settlements 'national priority areas,' entitling them to government benefits.
By Barak Ravid Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu Israel newsPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that certain settlements outside of the large blocs in the West Bank - enclaves that Israel plans to keep as part of any future arrangement with the Palestinians - would be considered "national priority areas."
The isolated settlements included in the region will receive benefits in education, employment and other areas.
The Prime Minster's bureau distributed a map to lawmakers ahead of the cabinet meeting on Sunday, which included West Bank settlements inhabited by over 120,000 settlers.
The bureau explained that the settlements were included in the map due to security reasons.
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If Palestinians Say NO - That will be the Veto! Anything else would still be not legit under international law nor recognized by any country.
There aren't any settlements with pop. of 120K. The largest, Modiin Illit has just over a third of that number.
As a child I used to collect money from aunts and uncles for Tu-Bi-Shvat. I would proudly send the money to israel and get a tree name after me. When I went to Israel later in life I wondered where my trees were planted. Nowadays Israel is rolling along nicely. I have mis-givings about all the settler homes being built on "pal" land. I wonder sometimes about the powers that be in Israel. Do they really know what they are doing ? In the long run are they building homes for Israelis that will be handed over to the Pals or will it be that these settlers and their homes will eventually be part of Palestine.