Israel advances bill to legalize West Bank outposts
JERUSALEM — The Israeli parliament has given initial approval to a revised bill that would legalize scores of Israeli settlement outposts built without permission on private Palestinian land in the West Bank, but would allow for the court-ordered demolition of one such outpost this month.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has called the bill “really concerning.”
Lawmakers advanced the bill Monday in a 60-49 vote. The bill must receive more approvals before becoming law.