Activists storm Israeli Knesset meeting in protest against additional $36m for settlement expansion

Activists storm Israeli Knesset meeting in protest against additional $36m for settlement expansion The Israeli Knesset Finance Committee held a session on Tuesday to approve the allocation of an additional 113 million shekels ($36m) for Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, raising the year’s budget for settlements to a record 821 million shekels ($273m). Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the allocation would be for the “development of more than 70 archeological and heritage sit

Localisation: Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East
Source: Middle East Eye
Categorie: economy
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:34:20 +0100