The Ministry of Construction and Housing ( he, מִשְׂרַד הַבִּנּוּי, ''Misrad HaBinui'')
Calcalist, 8 November 2014 is a portfolio in the Israeli cabinet
The Cabinet of Israel (officially: he, ממשלת ישראל ''Memshelet Yisrael'') exercises executive authority in the State of Israel. It consists of ministers who are chosen and led by the prime minister. The composition of the governmen ...
. The ministry was created in 1961. Until 1977 it was known as the Ministry of Housing, and in 1977–2014 as the Ministry of Housing and Construction ( he, מִשְׂרַד הַבִּנּוּי וְהַשִׁכּוּן, ''Misrad HaBinui VeHaShikun''). Construction was also previously part of the Labour and Construction ministry during the provisional government between 1948 and 1949.
There has been a Deputy Minister on several occasions.
Since 1967, the Ministry of Housing (as it was known then) assumed a political importance in the context of Israel's relations with the Palestinians, since this ministry is responsible for construction projects at controversial Israeli settlement
Israeli settlements, or Israeli colonies, are civilian communities inhabited by Israeli citizens, overwhelmingly of Jewish ethnicity, built on lands occupied by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. The international community considers Israeli se ...
s on the West Bank and in East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem (, ; , ) is the sector of Jerusalem that was held by Jordan during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, as opposed to the western sector of the city, West Jerusalem, which was held by Israel.
Jerusalem was envisaged as a separat ...
. The political identity of the minister currently in charge, and ministerial decisions on such construction, could impact the overall government policy.
List of ministers
Deputy ministers
See also
* Housing in Israel
* Architecture of Israel
References
External links
Ministry of Construction and HousingAll Ministers in the Ministry of Housing and Construction
Knesset website
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