Israel Approves Plan to Double Jewish Settlement in Golan
A cow grazing in Golan Heights, Israel.
Photographer: Amir Levy/Getty Images
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Israel’s cabinet approved a plan to double the Jewish population in the southern Golan Heights, part of a 1 billion-shekel ($317 million) program meant to cement Israeli control over the territory, captured from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war.
About half of the funds will be allocated to planning and housing, and the balance to developing transportation, education, medical services, tourism, agriculture and industry, according to a statement from Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s office.