Israeli government approves proposal to register West Bank lands as ‘state property’ for 1st time since 1967

By Zein Khalil

JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli government approved a proposal on Sunday to register large areas of the occupied West Bank as “state property,” for the first time since the Israeli occupation of the territory in 1967.

The public broadcaster KAN said the proposal was submitted by far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, and Defense Minister Israel Katz.

*Writing by Rania Abushamala