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Netanyahu: Knesset Vote on Settlements Law Provides -a Very Balanced Solution-
(Ynet News) Itamar Eichner - The Prime Minister's Office said Tuesday that the new law approved by Israel's Knesset is intended to address a reality in which Israelis unintentionally built houses in the West Bank on land that does not belong to the state. Most of the construction under discussion was carried out several decades ago, and any land owners will receive financial compensation exceeding the lands' actual worth or alternative plots nearby. "This is a very balanced solution for land owners as well as for families facing the risk of evacuation and losing the home they have been living in for decades. The aim of this law is to minimize the need to destroy houses built many years ago. It is important to stress that the law will only apply to a limited number of existing cases and is in no way a license to expropriate land."