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29.03.2024

Construction Begins On New Town In The Shomron

For the first time in over 20 years’ tractors rolled onto the hills of the Shomron to begin construction on a new town- ‘Amichai’ which will be built for expellees from Amona

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Tractors rolled onto the Shomron hills near the town of Shilo today (Teusday), to begin construction of a new town.

The town will be called ‘Amichai’, meaning my nation is alive, and will be built for the expellees of ‘Amona’ which was destroyed back in February, per order of the high court since it was allegedly built on private Arab land.

Since the signing of the Oslo accords in 1993, no Jewish town has been built over the green line, making this town the first in over 20 years.

Prime minister Benyamin Netanyahu tweeted earlier today, “Today, ground work began, as I promised, for the establishment of the new community for the residents of Amona,”.

Referring to the excitement of the first new town in Yehuda and Shomron in over 20 years, Netanyahu tweeted.

“After decades, I have the privilege to be the prime minister who is building a new community in Judea and Samaria.”

Despite the progress that is being made, the expellees are still living in cramped quarters in a school dormitory in the town of Ofra, not far from where Amona once stood.

Instead of scattering and finding new housing in the meantime, the majority of the 42 families have chosen to stay together and wait out the construction of the new town that has been promised to them.

The times of Israel reports that the work which began today (Tuesday) involves the laying of infrastructure for the new town, while the actual building plans still need several stages of planning approval.

It is still not exactly clear when the new town will be completed, especially with a new round of peace talks looming in the near future.
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