Housing Minister: West Bank construction key to housing problem
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Housing Minister Uri Ariel spoke during a Knesset committee deliberation regarding his office's budget, and said: "The preferential areas of construction are Jerusalem and the settlement blocs of Judea and Samaria – they are the key to solving Israel's housing problem."
Ariel further added: "We will make an effort to stabilize housing prices and work to reduce them already during this term." (Zvi Lavi)