Israeli Lawmakers Sign Pledge to Expand Settlements Into All West Bank Areas
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Israeli lawmakers and members of the Zehut party signed a declaration supporting settlement expansion in Judea and Samaria, including Areas A and B and private land. The initiative calls for canceling the Oslo Accords and removing restrictions on settlement growth. Signatories include members of Otzma Yehudit and Zehut, who stated they would act for settlement regardless of land claims. The move aims to prioritize settlement expansion beyond existing limitations.
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- Lawmakers signed a declaration to expand settlements into Areas A and B and private land.
- The initiative calls for canceling the Oslo Accords and removing settlement restrictions.
- Signatories include members of Otzma Yehudit and the Zehut party.
- The declaration states support for settlement regardless of land claims.
- The move aims to prioritize settlement expansion beyond current limitations.
Several Israeli lawmakers and members of the Zehut party have signed a declaration supporting the expansion of Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, including in Areas A and B and on privately owned land. The initiative, published Sunday ahead of elections by the Moledet movement, calls for the annulment of the Oslo Accords and a policy shift to remove restrictions on settlement expansion based on land status.
Among the signatories from the Otzma Yehudit party were Itamar Ben-Gvir, Limor Son Har Melech, Yitzhak Wasserlauf, Amichai Eliyahu, and Yitzhak Kroizer. Moshe Feiglin, Omer Patziniash Waldman, and Arkady Mator signed on behalf of the Zehut party. The declaration states, "We will act for the sake of settlement in all parts of our land, regardless of claims of 'private land' and without distinction between Areas A, B, and C."
The initiative aims to prioritize the expansion of settlements beyond current limitations. Alongside the call to cancel the Oslo Accords, the signatories expressed support for advancing and regulating settlements even in locations where land status currently prevents their establishment. The return to Homesh, where the settlement was re-established about a kilometer from its original site due to the need to find state land after the government approved its return, is cited as an example.
The issue of land ownership in Judea and Samaria is based on arrangements from the Ottoman, British Mandate, and Jordanian periods, with some areas not fully registered in the land registry. Against this backdrop, the initiators of the letter seek to promote political support for settlement even on lands registered as private.