The main elements of this planning are as follows:
– The MOH is working on plans for 55,548 units in West Bank settlements, in different phases of planning:
– About half of this planning is for construction east of the Separation Barrier.
– The plans include more than 8,372 units in the E1 area.
– The plans include two brand-new settlements: Givat Eitam (aka, E2, or A-Nahla, located south of Bethlehem), and Bitronot/Brosh, in the northern Jordan Valley.
– The plans include the post-facto legalization/approval of at least six illegal outposts.
– The plans include construction to transform a number of
small settlements into bigger towns.