Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are expected to approve urban plans for six communities in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley. The communities in question are Chemdat, Eshkolot, Kiryat Netafim, Neve Tzuf Chalamish, Nofim and Rotem.
Barak associates stress that although the plans are officially called urban construction plans, no construction is planned for the six communities. At the same time, approval of the plans allows state institutions to build on their property and add security roads and other facilities.