Fighting For 70 Yesha Communities | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | Tzvi Fishman | 8 Shevat 5781 – January 21, 2021
Minister of Settlement Affairs Tzachi Hanegbi. Tensions are running high in Israelâs settlement movement as Joe Biden enters the White House. For several weeks, anticipating that the new president will take a firm stance against any settlement expansion in Judea and Samaria, Yesha leaders have demanded that Prime Minister Netanyahu legalize 70 small communities whose status has been in legal limbo for the past 30 years. Built without fully-sanctioned government approval, these settlements â along with their 25,000 residents â are susceptible to court-ordered evacuation and demo...