(Israel Hayom) Ariel Kahana - Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett has held several meetings with officials in the security establishment to define priorities for enforcement by the IDF Civil Administration in the West Bank, with a focus on the years-long Palestinian and European attempt to establish facts on the ground with illegal Palestinian construction. Over 1,000 illegal housing starts are underway in Area C - the majority of which are funded by foreign money. Defense and security officials call the illegal construction "a well-organized tactic by the Palestinian Authority to illegally take over large areas of Area C that are under Israeli control, as part of a broader strategic move." Bennett said, "We will no longer stand aside while the European Union builds political, illegal construction here."
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