Foreign ministers of five Western powers say they were 'deeply troubled' by Israeli government's decision to legalize nine West Bank settlements and build thousands of new units
The bill was first adopted in 1967 after Israel occupied the West Bank. It addresses the legal status of Jewish settlers living in the occupied West Bank by maintaining their Israeli citizenship and rights, although they live beyond the green line.
Netanyahu’s Likud party released the new government’s policy guidelines on Wednesday, included language endorsing discrimination against LGBTQ people on religious grounds, as well as generous stipends for ultra-Orthodox men who prefer to study instead of work