JNF Plans to Openly Purchase West Bank Lands to Expand Settlements

Communist Party of Israel

The directorate of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) is expected to meet tomorrow, Sunday, February 14, to discuss a proposal that would allow it to purchase land in the occupied Palestinian West Bank for the potential expansion of settlements. According to the proposal, the details of which were first published on the Walla news website, the JNF would acquire private land, with priority given to land within settlements and land where construction is expected to face few obstacles. The Zionist organization has until now operated in the West Bank through a subsidiary, “Himanuta,” and is set to discuss a proposal to allow it to officially purchase land in and near settlement blocs Peace activists blocked the main entrance of the JNF offices in Jerusalem in August 2020, to protest the pending eviction of members of the Palestinian family Sumarin from their home in Silwan, occupied East Jerusalem. (Photo: Activestills) In reaction…

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JNF Plans to Openly Purchase West Bank Lands to Expand Settlements