for a trigger to build more Jewish communities in Yehuda and Shomron. Do Jews build homes in their homeland solely as 'punitive action' to teach naughty Arabs a lesson? Anyone with any sense saw decades back that the Arabs were determined, whatever they said outside their mosques, their media and their schools, to destroy Israel and her people, and that refraining from settlement construction would enhance neither peace nor security. But our half-baked governments kowtow to American and European arrogance.

"Advancing plans" is not quite the same as "building". The cowards in the government are too chicken to let it go much further than "advancing".

JUST GREAT. Forget about idealism..now we are building in order to punish the Palestinians for forming a unified government. Forget about intelligent diplomacy and calling for the new (even if temporary) Palestinians to recognize the State of Israel...and denounce terrorism. I can't even say that this government lost its way...because it never had one.

B"H - Building houses is not taking punitive action. Building houses is building houses.

..as settlements. The buildings of new apartments, in the State of Israel, the new houses areas just normal, as in ANY fruitful society. And when it comes to fruitful, Israel is the best.

also expect the application of Israeli law on increasing number of areas within Area C of Samaria, Judea and the Jordan Valley, beginning with Gush Etzion.

And I shall do so because I am gravely concerned and deeply distressed by the cavalier aggression the Israelis display in daring to build housing that I say is Palestinian land. Zarif loves me. He will understand. He will join me in finding new ways to retaliate against the illegal occupiers. I urge Israel to use the utmost restraint in terms of building settlement homes. And I also urge Israel to embrace Hamas. I have, and Hamas loves me, too.

And 1500 settlement homes for each Hamas minister in the Unity Palestinian government. LOL

Does not seem smart to build settlements when there is a Security and Social Gap in Israel today .Better to increase military preparation for the worst case scenario .Will increase employment in West Bank at the Price of a greater Land swap.

....Israel's downfall. It's a shame it's not understood as Israel had lots of potential.

You will never be alone Art. P.T. Barnum said someone like you is born every minute. Madeleine is exactly right in what she says.

How about real consequence for PLO? Where is the massive destruction of illegally built Arab houses in Area C? Where is the revocation of Abbas' freedom of movement? Where is the rearrest of the PLO murderers Netanyahu let go? Where is the support for non-PLO Arabs?

150,000 new houses ( and people to live in them) for Jews in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem would be something to be proud of. Too bad it will never happen as long as King Bibi the Weak remains on the throne.

Hamas join a unity government and we want the international community not to deal with a unity government that includes Hamas because it will give them legitimacy. The solution of the geniuses in the government os build new housing units. Who is the international community going to be looking at as the bad guy here a unity government that includes Hamas or a government thats building in land that most the world sees as being part of a future palestinians state? Already the US has said they will recognise the new unity government but they have condemned Israel for these building plans. It really is like the government is being run by children rather than intelligent people who know how to use politics to advance Israelis interests.

And they will come...Jewish Affirmative Action means resettling the Jewish exiles from the Roman, Muslim, and Turkish occupations of the Land of Israel.

Let have more Jewish babies & more acquisition of all lands given to us by H-Shem Please !

His Royal Holiness Uri Ariel ignores the law abiding, decent young people of this country who unlike his flock of brainless sheep work for a living pay taxes and serve in the army. He clearly uses his position as housing ministry to promote religious fanatical settlers in the west bank as a political tool , which in the long run will achieve nothing. If he had any honor what so ever he should resign.

on a monthly basis ....

News flash: Only around forty percent of the settlers are haredi. Most are hiloni.

Pay no more homage to evil Fictional Palestine. This tiny land is ours. Let every Israeli patriot, good Jew and friend of Israel demand UNLIMITED Jewish building in Judea and Samaria NOW!

Pslistinians going ahead what ever they want to do and who knows what else they are doing behinde the seen Israel should go ahead and do more

There are plenty of responses to a unity government and those settlement blocks are not going away and Ariel announcing the SAME construction every 5 minutes doesn't build a single home just allows people to pretend Israel is building like crazy.

Israel HAS lots of potential and it is you that doesn't understand.