Days after Israel Hayom reported that the government was poised to allocate hundreds of millions of shekels to double the population of the Golan Heights, cabinet members approved the massive spending plan. Cabinet members were tested for COVID ahead of the special meeting at Kibbutz Mevo Hama on the Golan.
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The Golan Heights development program, which Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar are spearheading, includes an investment of over 500 million shekels ($159 million) to create more housing on the Golan, particularly in the community of Katzrin (the largest Jewish town in the Golan Heights), improve local infrastructure, found two new communities (to be named Asif and Matar), each of which would comprise thousands of housing units.
The plan also includes extensive demining budgets to clear large swaths of land and have them transferred from military to civilian control. About a quarter of the funds will go to improving public transportation so that residents of the area would be able to travel more easily to major cities in central Israel for work and pleasure.
A major component of the plan will include a boost to emergency medical care providers and a revamping of the education system, thus allowing more access to a variety of schooling options.
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