The administration of the so-called Jewish National Fund announced its approval of a decision to begin work in the territories of the West Bank through purchasing the lands and expanding the settlements.

According to the translation of Safa, the Hebrew newspaper ,Yediot Aharonot, stated that the decision is initial, pending subsequent steps.

It indicated that the decision will be followed by a plenary session to consider the legal aspects of the step, after which the issue will be presented to the Fund's Board of Directors for approval.

The Jewish National Fund is an Israeli organization founded in 1901 to collect money from Jews to buy land in Palestine and establish Jewish settlements.

In 2007, the fund owned about 13% of the total land in the Israeli entity.