Netanyahu distances himself from E1 building plans
- 8 years ago
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s office distanced itself on Tuesday night from reports that Minister Uri Ariel, in his previous role as Housing Minister, had planned construction of homes in the E1 area which connects Jerusalem to Ma’aleh Adumim.
On Monday, the Peace Now organization said that the housing ministry was seeking to build 55,548 units in Judea and Samaria, of which more than 8,300 homes would be in E1.
But in a statement to foreign correspondents on Tuesday, the Prime Minister’s Office clarified that Netanyahu is not promoting building plans in E1 at this moment, and any plans promoted by Ariel during his time as Housing Minister are irrelevant.
Tuesday’s statement is also not the first time that Netanyahu has distanced himself from Ariel’s promotion of building plans in Judea and Samaria.
In 2013, Netanyahu reprimanded Ariel for promoting Jewish construction in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem.
On Monday, the Peace Now organization said that the housing ministry was seeking to build 55,548 units in Judea and Samaria, of which more than 8,300 homes would be in E1.
But in a statement to foreign correspondents on Tuesday, the Prime Minister’s Office clarified that Netanyahu is not promoting building plans in E1 at this moment, and any plans promoted by Ariel during his time as Housing Minister are irrelevant.
Tuesday’s statement is also not the first time that Netanyahu has distanced himself from Ariel’s promotion of building plans in Judea and Samaria.
In 2013, Netanyahu reprimanded Ariel for promoting Jewish construction in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem.