IMEMC- The World Zionist Organisation's (WZO) Settlements Division is again under the control of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office after a period of nearly four years with the Agriculture Ministry.
The Jerusalem Post reports that one of the first decisions made by the newly-configured coalition government was to return the WZO’s Settlement Division to the Prime Minister’s Office. The move is part of the coalition’s agreement with the newly-formed Independence faction led by Defense Minister Ehud Barak although it was done at the request of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Read more