News from Peace Now's (Israel) Settlement Watch:
Yesterday it was published that the High
Planning Committee of the Civil Administration advanced plans in different stages for over 200 units in the
settlements after receiving a green light to do so from the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense. This is
another indication of a shift away from the so-called "planning freeze" of 2015.
For a list of all plans approved in 2016 click here.
While the government issued a statement arguing that all of the plans advanced were for already existing buildings except from those in Ganei Modi'in, Peace Now's aerial photos illustrate that this is not the case, and much of the planning is for new housing units.