December 26 (UPI) – The Israeli government on Sunday approved a plan to develop the Golan Heights and double the population of the territory.
The $ 317 million plan aims to build thousands of new housing units, develop transportation infrastructure, modernize medical and educational systems, and improve the population of the Golan Heights, which Israel conquered from Syria during the 1967 Six Day War, by the end of the decade to double.
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December 26 (UPI) – The Israeli government on Sunday approved a plan to develop the Golan Heights and double the population of the territory.
The $ 317 million plan targets thousands build new housing units, develop transportation infrastructure, modernize medical and educational systems, and double the population of the Golan Heights, which Israel conquered from Syria during the 1967 Six Day War, by the end of the decade.
“Our goal is to double the settlement in the Golan Heights. The need to strengthen, nurture and reconcile the place is common to all of us, « Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said at a cabinet meeting on Sunday.
According to the plan that Bennett announced in October, Israel plans to build two new ones Plant communities in the area and build more than 11,000 new housing units between the new communities and existing communities.
It also provides funding to promote new hotels and plan to create 2,000 new jobs in the region.
Israel has occupied and annexed the area for more than 50 years than many in the international one Community believe Israelis should leave.
« After about 10 years of terrible civil war in Syria, every knowledgeable person in the world understands that it is preferable to see Israeli heights that are calm, flourishing and green as opposed to the Having alternatives, « he said.
He cited a decision by the Trump administration to recognize the Golan Heights as » Israeli-controlled « instead of the previous designation » Israeli-occupied « , making him the first nation to do so The Biden administration added, « It has been made clear that this policy has not changed. »
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