Freeze

Yesha Council presents consequences of building freeze

By end of 2016, 421,400 Israelis lived in Judea and Samaria. Growth continues, but pace drops in recent years following moratorium.

1,000 homes to be built in Jerusalem, and infrastructures in Judea and Samaria will be upgraded.

Plan for 12 new roads, 3 students' villages and more agreed by Netanyahu and Bennett, says Channel 2.

Ariel of Jewish Home comes out once again against his own coalition government's silent freeze of Jewish construction.

Jerusalem District Court moves salary talks behind the strike forward, freezes debt until crisis can be resolved.

rime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned Likud ministers to support building policies and avoid rocking the boat, lest "the ship sinks."

The United Nations has demanded that Israel immediately freeze all construction in Judea, Samaria and significant parts of Jerusalem.

A new law would require the government to allow for the "natural growth" of towns in Yesha.