Israel’s New Plan for the West Bank

The Foreign Affairs and Security Committee of the Israeli​ Knesset has approved ⁢a draft law permitting Israelis to directly purchase property⁤ in the West⁣ Bank, according to ⁣webangah News Agency.

This legislation would enable further Israeli expansion and occupation⁣ in the ‌West ‌Bank by allowing such land acquisitions.

The bill must undergo three readings and gain majority ⁤approval within the ‍Knesset before becoming law. Currently, under a 1953 regulation, non-Jordanians,⁢ non-Palestinians, and generally non-Arabs are prohibited from buying property in the West Bank.

The committee chairman acknowledged that this law ‌would considerably ‍strengthen Tel Aviv’s control over the West Bank.