Some 700 families will settle in the Lower Galilee within the next three years, under a new development plan adopted today by the Jewish Agency Executive.
Prof. Raanan Weitz, head of the Agency’s settlement department explained that the doubling of the Jewish population in the Lower Galilee, mainly between Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee, was vital to keep a Jewish presence in that part of the country. The project approved includes plans for a complete infrastructure for a modern agricultural system in the area.
The settlement department will implement the plan at an expected cost of IL 60 million. At present, there are some 3500 Jews in the area–and 18,000 Arabs.
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