Earlier, the Israeli prime minister put his long-promised plans to extend the country’s sovereignty over some settlements in the West Bank on hold. The bill that would help legalise the outposts, erected without the approval of Tel Aviv, also wound up in limbo prior to the 2019 general election in Israel.
Members of the Knesset’s Land of Israel Caucus, which brings together lawmakers from various parties who want to “strengthen the State of Israel’s hold” on the West Bank, are pressuring Prime Minister Netanyahu to recognise the so-called “wildcat” outposts built in the disputed territories.
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