Share
Email
PrintIsrael approves 84 new buildings in West Bank
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel approved the construction of 84 buildings in West Bank settlements.
The approvals of buildings whose foundations have not yet been laid came on Wednesday, despite last week's 10-month freeze on new building in the settlements.
The approvals came after Defense Minister Ehud Barak invited the mayors of West Bank communities to a meeting in Tel Aviv to discuss the day's clashes between settler residents and Civil Administration building inspectors.
Only two mayors attended the meeting Wednesday evening.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with settler leaders on Thursday.
Click to login and write a letter to the editor or sign up for the Daily Briefing.
This article was made possible by the support of readers like you. Donate to JTA now.
Featured Content
Need to know? Get JTA's free e-newsletters!
- Poll: Half of U.S. voters back strike on nuclear Iran
- German city of Wurzburg brings back its long-lost Jews
- Reform leader Rabbi Gunther Plaut dies
- D.C. Hebrew-language charter school accepted for review
- Op-Ed: Kick the reaction addiction on campus
- Berman moves to grant investor visas to Israelis
- Holy cow! Calves hijacked into Palestinian territory
- Report: Israeli journalist also works for prime minister
