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The Jewish National Fund for the West Bank Settlers [07.05.2014]

(tarabut-hithabrut) The journalist Raviv Drucker published an internal document from the financial department of the Jewish National Fund … . The document details how much the JNF spends on "development initiatives" for settlers in the occupied West Bank.

So, what’s on the list? For example, the document mentions the JNF building a "promenade" in the Har Gilo settlement in Gush Etzion costing 2.5 million ILS, but only "on condition that the promenade be called "The JNF Promenade." There is a "scenic viewpoint and park" built by the JNF in the Mitzpe Yericho settlement near Jericho, costing 600,000 ILS. There is even a "historical heritage site" built in the Rosh Tzurim settlement, one of the settlements surrounding Bethlehem, for 400,000 ILS. And of course, the settlers of Hebron make an appearance as well. Lots of infrastructure, agricultural paths and even a bit of neighborhood renewal. …

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