Finance Minister Smotrich Petitions High Court Over E1 Housing Tender
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich petitioned the High Court to overturn the Attorney General's order to delay a tender for 1,234 housing units in the E1 area. Smotrich accused the Attorney General of acting politically and claimed the delay aims to prevent Israeli control over the strategic E1 zone.
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- Finance Minister Smotrich petitioned the High Court regarding the E1 housing tender.
- The Attorney General ordered a delay in the tender for 1,234 housing units.
- Smotrich claims the Attorney General joined a left-wing campaign against the construction.
- The minister funded the petition himself after the AG refused representation.
- Smotrich argues the delay endangers Israel by potentially enabling a Palestinian state.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has filed an urgent petition with the High Court of Justice (Bagatz) demanding the cancellation of a directive from Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to delay a construction tender for 1,234 housing units in the E1 area of Ma'ale Adumim. Smotrich stated in the petition that the tender had received political approval in October 2025 and proceeded on a professional timeline without political interference. He accused the Attorney General of improperly and illegally joining a campaign by Gadi Eisenkot and the Israeli left to prevent the strategic connection between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim, which he claims would pave the way for a Palestinian state that endangers Israeli citizens. Smotrich, who personally funded and drafted the petition after the Attorney General refused to represent his position, added that the case demonstrates the urgent need to split the Attorney General's role and complete the judicial reform.
The petition concerns a tender for 1,234 housing units in the E1 area, a strategically sensitive location between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim. The Finance Minister asserts that the tender was politically approved in October 2025 and was progressing normally until the Attorney General's intervention.
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