(Dec. 19, 2024 / JNS)
Israel Defense Forces Central Command head Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth on Sunday extended to Judea and Samaria urban renewal legislation previously only in effect within Israel’s 1949 armistice lines.
The order could spur a surge in building in the region, including but not limited to the recognized cities such as Modi’in Illit, Beitar Illit, Ma’ale Adumim and Ariel.
The move was a joint project of the Construction and Housing Ministry, the Defense Ministry and its Civil Administration, the Authority for Urban Renewal, the Israel Tax Authority and other Israeli agencies. The directive “opens the door for companies and entrepreneurs to promote urban renewal, [including] renovation and construction projects in a new market—within the scope of the Israeli local authorities in Judea and Samaria,” according to a statement from the Construction Housing Ministry. (Read More)
