Barak approves 455 new housing units in W. Bank settlements - Jerusalem Post

Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved on Sunday evening construction of 455 new housing units in settlements in Judea and Samaria, a Defense Ministry statement confirmed on Monday morning. The E1 site, separated from Ma'aleh Adumim by Route 1. Photo: Tovah Lazaroff SLIDESHOW: Israel & Region | World The Gush Etzion settlement of Har Gilo, which is just south of Jerusalem, will receive a major boost to its population with 149 units winning the ministry's approval. Ma'aleh Adumim received a boost of 89 new units. The haredi city Modi'in Illit will see an additional 84 units, the Agan Ha'ayalot neighborhood of Givat Ze'ev is to grow by 76 units, and the small settlement Kedar, which is near Ma'aleh Adumim, has received Barak's okay for 25 new units. The defense minister also approved 20 units in Maskiot in the Jordan Valley, and... [read full story]                    

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