Construction of new residential buildings in a new neighborhood of Beer Yaakov, on March 26, 2020.
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Green organizations on Monday slammed a decision of the Ministerial Committee for Legislation to extend the mandate of a controversial fast-track planning committee for another four years, subject to Knesset approval, saying it tramples environmental concerns.
Critics such as the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel have long argued that in the rush to build, the so-called Committee for Preferred Housing Sites known by its Hebrew initials as Vatmal, overlooks environmental considerations and approves too much construction on virgin or rezoned agricultural land. With a little more effort and research, it argues, space for more intensive building within city boundaries can be found.
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