Smotrich's Religious Zionism Party Registers 800 Families for Negev, Galilee Settlements
Translated & summarized from 0404 by baba
The Religious Zionism party reported 800 families registered for settlement groups in Israel's Negev and Galilee regions within a month. Led by Minister Bezalel Smotrich, the plan aims to establish 40 new communities and attract one million new Jewish residents. The party intends to cancel Arab village development programs to prioritize Jewish settlement. Smotrich plans to expand the settlement model from Judea and Samaria to these areas.
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- 800 families registered for settlement groups in Israel's Negev and Galilee within one month.
- Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads the initiative to establish 40 new communities and attract one million Jewish residents.
- The plan aims to replicate the settlement expansion model from Judea and Samaria in the Negev and Galilee.
- The Religious Zionism party plans to cancel Arab village development programs.
- 424 families preferred the Galilee, 196 the Negev, and 180 were open to either region.
The Religious Zionism party announced that 800 families have registered for settlement groups in the Negev and Galilee regions within one month. The initiative, led by party chairman and Minister of Finance and Minister in the Ministry of Defense Bezalel Smotrich, aims to establish 40 new communities and dozens of farms to bring an additional million Jewish residents to these areas.
According to the party's data, 424 families expressed a preference for settling in the Galilee, 196 in the Negev, and 180 were open to settling in either region. The program, designed to strengthen Jewish settlement in the northern and southern parts of Israel, is proceeding in three stages. The first stage, family recruitment, has been completed. The next steps involve assigning families to settlement groups and the actual establishment of new settlements, which is currently in the mapping and preparation phase.
Smotrich stated his intention to replicate the settlement expansion "revolution" achieved in Judea and Samaria in the Negev and Galilee. The party also declared plans to cancel recently approved programs in Arab villages, asserting they impede land reserves designated for Jewish settlement development. Smotrich expressed gratitude for the response, emphasizing the urgent need to address the situation in the Negev and Galilee.
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