Israeli settlement bill headed to first reading
Source: Jerusalem Post
By LAHAV HARKOV
12/07/2016 05:50
The controversial proposal to retroactively legalize nearly 4,000 settlement homes built on private Palestinian land is scheduled for a first reading in the Knesset on Wednesday, following heated debate in committee.
The meeting of the special committee, led by MK Nissan Slomiansky (Bayit Yehudi), took place on Tuesday evening, a day after the settlement bill passed a preliminary reading for the second time.
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“This whole bill was born in sin,” MK Yael German (Yesh Atid) said. “You’re betraying the values of justice, of human dignity – everything Israel was built on. The residents of Amona touched my heart. Why didn’t Netanyahu find a solution for them in the last two years?” MK Revital Swid (Zionist Union) called the bill a “fraud” and accused the Right of tricking its voters.
“You know it, but you don’t care. You’re turning the rule of law, the High Court, the attorney-general into enemies and ruining our international image,” she said.
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Hey, I'm no Firster, but if we keep indiscriminately giving money to Israel, who the hell are we to complain about the results?
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