Israelischer Beamter beschreibt geheimen Versuch der Regierung, die Kontrolle über das Westjordanland zu festigen

Summary:

>Bezalel Smotrich, a far-right Israeli cabinet minister, told settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that the government is engaged in a stealthy effort to irreversibly change the way the territory is governed, to cement Israel’s control over it without being accused of formally annexing it. In a taped recording of the speech, the official, Bezalel Smotrich, can be heard suggesting at a private event earlier this month that the goal was to prevent the West Bank from becoming part of a Palestinian state. He outlined a program to take authority over the West Bank out of the hands of the Israeli military and turn it over to civilians working for him in the defense ministry. Parts of the plan have already been incrementally introduced over the past 18 months, and some authorities have already been transferred to civilians.