RAMALLAH (PIC)– The Israeli government has endorsed plans to construct more houses in 70 settlements distributed in various West Bank areas the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post said on Monday.
It said that 57 of those settlements were outside the separation wall adding that the premier’s office had published in a list the names of 557 settlements supported by the government.
The paper said that the office did not mention any restrictions on building in those settlements.
The chairman of the Jordan Valley settlements council expressed pleasure that his settlements were enlisted in this list adding that he was ready to build 150 new houses.
