Prime Minister Ehud Barak has given the go-ahead for setting up two projects in the Golan Heights. The settlement heads involved have already received notification of the approval. The projects were approved, despite the announced cessation of construction in the Golan, due to the negotiations with Syria.
In recent days, the Prime Minister's office authorized the Israel Land Administration to publish two new tenders for construction of apartments as part of the "Build Your Own Home" project. The tenders are for 70 housing units in the settlements of Bnei Yehuda and Katzrin. The two projects were planned over a year ago, but the plans were suspended with the formation of the Barak government.
Published by Israel's Business Arena on December 23, 1999