Israel pushes forward with plans for 2,166 settler homes in West Bank
Until Wednesday, settlers had feared that settlement plans would also be frozen, but the advancement of plans assuaged some of those fears.
A general view picture shows the Israeli settlement of Efrat (L) in the Gush Etzion settlement block as Bethlehem is seen in the background, January 28, 2020(photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS)ByTOVAH LAZAROFF