In the heart of Gush Etzion: PA blocking access to village, government dragging its feet
'The absurdity is glaring: The state is planning a strategic community with one hand, while allowing the Palestinian Authority to thwart it with the other,' petitions Regavim
Assessment
The state's dual approach in Gush Etzion undermines its own settlement planning. Regavim points out the contradiction: approving a strategic community while letting the PA block access. The real question is whether the government will enforce its own plans or continue to let bureaucratic inertia hand the PA a veto over Jewish development.