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New Government Criticized for Approving Lackluster Building Projects in Judea and Samaria

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett gives a press conference in Jerusalem on July 06, 2021. Photo by Amit Shabi/Flash90

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett gives a press conference in Jerusalem on July 06, 2021. Photo by Amit Shabi/Flash90

At the end of June, the new Israeli government led by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett approved 31 new building projects throughout Judea and Samaria. The projects were green-lighted by the subcommittee on Jewish “settlements” within the Civil Administration.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate

Report Projects 1 Million Jewish Israelis in West Bank by 2045

A general view of the Jewish community of Karnei Shomron in Samaria, June 4, 2020. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.

A general view of the Jewish community of Karnei Shomron in Samaria, June 4, 2020. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.

The latest edition of the “West Bank Jewish Population Stats Report,” commissioned annually by former Member of Knesset and National Union Party head Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz, shows a 2.62 percent growth in 2020, and a 17 percent in growth in the past five years, in the number of Jews who live in Judea and Samaria, more commonly known as the West Bank. According to the report, some 475,481 Jews currently call these regions home.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate