Knesset Approves NIS 2 billion to Settlements in the New Year’s Budget – International Middle East Media Center

Friday December 31, 2010 16:49 by Ane Irazabal – IMEMC & Agencies The Israeli Knesset approved its 2011-2012 budget on Wednesday, which includes two billion shekels (approx. US$ 564 million) to settlements construction, services and security, Israeli daily Haaretz reported. Har Homa settlement (photo from http://www.upi.com) According to the budget, in 2011, 200 new housing […]

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Israel’s 2011 Defence Budget Increases by 25% to NIS 61 Billion

Tuesday, 28 December 2010 13:42 Alternative Information Center (AIC) Israel’s defence budget is set to grow from its 2010 level of NIS 49 billion to NIS 61 billion in 2011, an increase of almost 25%. The growth results primarily from the transfer of a budget surplus from the Ministry of Housing to the Ministry of […]

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