At the 24th annual conference of the Israeli Construction Center last week a panel was held discussing the state of construction in Judea and Samaria in the face of current challenges.
Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, opened the panel and said: “We are in a good situation. After October 7, everyone understands that settlement is the shield of the State of Israel. This is an opportunity we must not miss.”
Yair Shatbon, mayor of Ariel, said: “We need to tell the world that after October 7, we need to be in the full expanses of our land, and Judea and Samaria are not the back yard.”
Just yesterday, a general order was published extending urban renewal for the first time to Judea and Samaria. The order was given out by Major General Avi Blut, Commander of the Central Command, a move that imposes Israeli laws on the Jewish “settlements of the liberated territories” which are still considered officially a military occupation zone.
The potential for new urban renewal projects in Judea and Samaria is wide-ranging and amounts to tens of thousands of new and improved housing units.
The momentum for rapidly developing Judea and Samaria is right in front of our eyes. Between the general order issued, and the incoming Trump administration, along with the long-awaited application of Sovereignty, we look forward to significant and historic developments.