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Netanyahu Agrees To Legalize Unauthorized West Bank Outpost

Photo Caption: Ben-Gvir and Netanyahu agree that legalization will occur within 60 days of the government being sworn in (Illustrative-<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Daniel_Ventura">Daniel Ventura</a><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0</a>)
<p class="content-excerpt">Ben-Gvir and Netanyahu agree that legalization will occur within 60 days of the government being sworn in</p> <div class="components"> <p>Israel's prime minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu and Jewish Power leader Itamar Ben-Gvir agreed on Wednesday to amend laws allowing for the legalization of unauthorized West Bank outposts.&nbsp;</p> <p>Outposts – sometimes called "young settlements" – are constructed without approval from the Israeli government, whereas settlements have government authorization.&nbsp;</p> <div class="taboola-wrapper"> <div class=" trc_related_container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_ab_mid-article-thumbnails_abp-mode "></div> </div> <p>Far-right lawmaker Ben-Gvir has been pushing to legalize the Homesh outpost and yeshiva that was evacuated as part of the disengagement from the Gaza Strip in 2005.&nbsp;</p> <p>Ben-Gvir and Netanyahu agreed that the legalization, which would involve changing the Disengagement Law, would occur within 60 days of the government being sworn in.&nbsp;The law forbids Israelis from entering the Homesh area, yet they flock to the location regularly and have established a yeshiva there.&nbsp;</p> </div>
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