Response from Israel to recent Eli settlement terror attack, build 1,000 new Jewish homes
Netanyahu vowed on Wednesday that the recent terrorism only increased the Jewish people’s determination to defend and rebuild their ancient homeland
Israel announced its intention to construct 1,000 new Jewish homes in the West Bank community Eli after two Palestinian terrorists murdered four Israelis on Tuesday at an adjacent gas station.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Wednesday that the recent terrorism only increased the Jewish people’s determination to defend and rebuild their ancient homeland.
"Our answer to terrorism is to strike it hard and build our country,” said Netanyahu.
Expanding Jewish communities in the disputed territories has been a favored response to lethal terror attacks against Israelis.
The prime minister approved the new homes together with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
Netanyahu recently empowered Smotrich, who is a strong advocate for expanding Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, to oversee the planning and expansion of existing Jewish communities in the disputed territories.
In addition, Israel recently greenlighted the construction of more than 4,500 new Jewish homes in the West Bank, known as Judea and Samaria. Like most of the international community, Washington is strongly opposed to the expansion of Jewish communities in the disputed territories and has long argued that building Jewish homes beyond the green line creates an obstacle to the two-state solution.
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller recently said the Biden administration is “deeply troubled” by the recent Israeli construction plans.
"As has been longstanding policy, the United States opposes such unilateral actions that make a two-state solution more difficult to achieve and are an obstacle to peace," said Miller.
The All Israel News Staff is a team of journalists in Israel.
