he Ministerial Committee on Legislative Affairs has approved a bill on Sunday, defining Jerusalem as a national priority area of the first order in the housing, employment and education sectors. The bill, initiated by Knesset Member Uri Ariel (National Union), is expected to be brought before the Knesset for a preliminary vote.
The bill means that construction priority will be given to Jerusalem's many neighborhoods - including in east Jerusalem, a measure which could lead to friction between Israel and the US and Europe. While the exact repercussions of the bill on the capital's residents are unclear, they will enjoy various benefits through the bill.
The bill received the support of Communications Minister Moshe Kahlon, Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan, Minister of Information and DiasporaYuli Edelstein, Minister Meshulam Nahari, Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov, Minister of Religious Services Yakov Margi, Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch and Immigrant Absorption Minister Sofa Landver. The bill is part of the government's policy.
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The new bill will give Jerusalem the same financial and national priority given to periphery cities. The legislators' intent is, among other things, to prioritize public area construction in Jerusalem. And even though the bill amendments don't mention construction beyond the Green Line, it is expected that construction priority will also be given to Jewish neighborhoods east of the Green Line.
In addition, they will receive government prioritization in the education and employment sectors, which will lead, say the bill's creators, to a change in the area's demographic makeup – an increase in the number of Jews in the area.
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