Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US correspondent based in New York
Illustrative: A picture taken from the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus shows a view of the illegal outpost of Havat Gilad on February 2, 2018. (AFP Photo/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)
The chairman of the Jewish National Fund decided to delay a controversial Thursday vote that would allow the agency to purchase land in the West Bank, amid growing pushback from members and supporters abroad.
The decision, which was first reported by the Walla news site, followed a letter sent earlier this month to KKL-JNF chairman Avi Duvdevani by seven board members representing centrist and left-wing organizations demanding that the push to change the agency’s policy be suspended.