20.02.2011                     16.Adar l, 5771

Westjordanland:

Panel to consider applying Israeli law to settlements

Removal of military law would make it difficult, if not impossible, to impose a freeze on West Bank Jewish construction, and strip Barak of the ability to authorize building.

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation is set on Sunday to debate a bill that would apply Israeli law to West Bank settlements which are now under military rule.
It would also make it difficult, if not impossible, to impose a freeze on West Bank Jewish construction….