{"id":64537,"date":"2021-12-26T16:10:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T16:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/?p=64537"},"modified":"2021-12-26T16:10:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T16:10:53","slug":"israel-sets-goal-of-doubling-number-of-jewish-settlers-on-golan-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/israel-sets-goal-of-doubling-number-of-jewish-settlers-on-golan-heights\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel sets goal of doubling number of Jewish settlers on Golan Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s government set a goal on Sunday of doubling the number of Jewish settlers in the Golan Heights within five years, a move that could tighten its hold on the territory it occupied in fighting with Syria in 1967. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett cited then-U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition in 2019 of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan and no sign that his successor, Joe Biden, intends to reverse the decision, as factors behind a multimillion-dollar housing and infrastructure plan for the area. Under a blueprint approved by the cabinet, which held its weekly se…<\/p>\n

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Published by Reuters UK JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s government set a goal on Sunday of doubling the number of Jewish settlers in the Golan Heights within five years, a move that could tighten its hold on the territory it occupied in fighting with Syria in 1967. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett cited then-U.S. President Donald Trump’s … <\/p>\n