the vicinity; (i) Establishment of 18 new settlements in Wa<li Araha to absorb 500 new Jewish families. 4. On 8 December. the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture set up a special committee entrusted with leasing State-owned land in the West Bank to private sector businessmen and companies. 5. On 21 December. the Israeli Minister of the Interior, Youssef Borg. formed a committee to investigate security arrangements in settlement villages and towns located on the Israeli border lines. 6. On 22 December. Israeli Deputy Premier and Minister of Housing. David Levi. said that 7.000 housing units were currently under construction in the West Bank for settlement purposes. 7. Since 16 December. a special committee at the Israeli Minis­ try of Agriculture has been studying the process of industrial devel­ opment in the AI-Aghwar settlements in the light of the stifling crisis facing these settlements and the danger posed to them by the emi­ gration of their inhabitants. It is to be noted that there are 14 settlements in AI-Aghwar, stretching between Bissan and Jericho in a 90-kilometre area. in addition to the settlement town of Maaleh Ephraim. which has a population of 3.500. 8. On I December. a new Jewish university institute was founded in Ka<lumim settlement in the region of Nablus (called the Judea and Samaria Institute). which is academically associated with the Bar llan University, and in the future it will be transformed into an integrated national university. Currently. it accepts the enrol­ ment of all the inhabitants of Jewish settlements in the region. 9. On 20 December. former Israeli Premier and currently member of the Knesset. Yitzhak Rabin. said that when facing the question of the future of the Israeli settlements that will be turned over to Jordanian sovereignty. Israel will not agree to the disman­
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the Israeli settlements in the West Bank, discussing the establishment of new settlements, development of infrastructure, and education. It seems that the main topic is the expansion and growth of the settlements, which suggests a category related to economic development and infrastructure.

**Category**
Economy, Education