Israel approves plans for 2,200 settler homes in West Bank
Tehran (KNA) - Israeli authorities have approved plans for about 2,200 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli anti-settlement group says.
Peace Now, which monitors settlement activity in the West Bank, said in a statement on Wednesday that a committee in the Israeli ministry of military affairs on Tuesday and Wednesday advanced the plans. The approval process consists of various stages.
Some 1,159 housing units were given the final approval prior to the issuance of building permits, while 1,032 were at an earlier stage, the group said.
Settlements are an important political issue in Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing cabinet agreed Monday to dissolve parliament and call for snap elections on April 9.
Earlier on Wednesday, Netanyahu met with settler leaders in Jerusalem al-Quds.
"We'll see an attempt by the left-wing to overthrow our rule with the help of the media and others," he said, speaking of the polls.
"They can't succeed, because if they do, that will pose a clear danger to the settlement movement," he added.
Source: PressTV