Political pressure forced Israeli planning official to compromise on Migron deal, documents show

22.03.2012                      28.Adar. 5772                      Jom Kippur Katan

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Political pressure forced Israeli planning official to compromise on Migron deal, documents show

Documents show that planning director initially objected to the idea of relocating Migron, but approved the plan about a week later.

The Interior Ministry's planning director was initially opposed to a compromise over the West Bank outpost of Migron, but changed her mind due to government pressure, documents presented to the High Court of Justice on Wednesday show.
The documents show that planning director Binat Schwartz, whose job includes advising the government on planning issues, initially objected to the idea of relocating Migron to a site a few kilometers away, but approved the plan about a week later….