Liberman Discloses Confidential Memo to Prove Netanyahu Lied About Terrorist PLO City Expansion
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman produced a classified document to prove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [lied] about the Security Cabinet’s decision to expand the [so-called] “Palestinian” city of Kalkilya into Area C of the West Bank.
Politicians in the Likud and Bayit Yehudi parties have been up in arms about the plan since it was publicized last week, with two cabinet ministers denying it had ever been approved.
Netanyahu said it had been voted on at the Security Cabinet, but the massive scale of the “Palestinian” building had not been part of the discussion.
At a press conference in the Knesset on Monday, Liberman dismissed all such claims.
He produced a document from the Security Cabinet, where all proceedings and documents are supposed to be classified.
“I can say with responsibility that it was dealt with in the Security Cabinet,” Liberman said.
The document spoke of plans for up to 14,381 housing units for Kalkilya through the year 2035. Realistically, that would result in 43% of the permits being exercised, for a total of 6187 housing units built over many years, Liberman said.
“A minister asked in the meeting if there will be new construction. I made clear that there would be, and accordingly the Palestinians issued their requests.”
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