Law Would Require Govt. to Allow Yesha Building

Arutz Sheva ^ | 16/11/11 | David Lev

[Eleutheria5]

The government claims to be in favor of allowing Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria to grow “naturally,” expanding incrementally to ensure that children and grandchildren are able to remain in the towns where they grew up, if they so wish.

In reality, though, no practical steps have ever been taken to ensure this minimum growth in Yesha, with the result being that many Yesha towns are experiencing severe housing shortages, since the government will not allow wide-scale expansion in these towns, despite the huge demand for housing by young couples.

MKs Ya'akov Katz (Ketzaleh), chairman of the National Union, along with Likud MK Yariv Levin and Yisrael Beiteinu MK David Rotem have initiated a law that will force the government to “put its money where its mouth is.”

On Sunday, the Ministerial Law Committee will consider a law by the three MKs that will require the Prime Minister and Defense Minister to issue tenders for new homes in the ten biggest towns in Judea and Samaria, in order to ensure that they can expand sufficiently to ensure natural growth.

The law would apply to Ma'ale Adumin, Ariel, Beitar Ilit, Modi'in Ilit, Alfei Menashe, Karnei Shomron, Beit Aryeh, Oranit, and Kiryat Arba. THe law will be brought before the Ministerial Law Committee next Sunday for approval.

Each year, according to the proposed law, the Housing Minister will examine the number of residents in each of the ten cities and towns, determining how many more people live in the town since the previous year.

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[Eleutheria5]

That's only nine towns, and in justice they should include the whole Gush Etzion, West and East, and Efrat. But way to go, Ihud Leumi. I can't wait 'til you seat a PM.

[montag813]

What are they waiting for? Israel should be maximizing all available land and put families there to have as many babies as possible.

[Eleutheria5]

What? And give up their “social justice” tent cities? Housing prices might plummet, and then how will they get rid of Bibi?

[goldstategop]

Israel needs to proclaim sovereignty over Yesha and dismantle the 44 year old occupation that has made some of its citizens less equal than others.

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children and grandchildren are able to remain in the towns where they grew up, if they so wish

Apartheid.

[gogogodzilla]

Settlers tend to be more religious... and have a higher birthrate.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Eleutheria5.

... allowing Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria to grow "naturally," expanding incrementally to ensure that children and grandchildren are able to remain in the towns where they grew up, if they so wish.