How Solar Energy Is Making Settlers in the West Bank Even More Powerful
Plans for 22 solar power plants in the settlements would make them a central supplier of power to Israel and the Palestinians — and increase the country’s dependence on them
Solar electricity is booming in Israel’s West Bank settlements, even as bureaucratic hurdles stall efforts to expand solar within the country.
The Civil Administration, Israel’s administrative body in the West Bank, is now moving forward with plans for 22 solar power plants in the West Bank. One plan calls for creating a plant in the Jordan Valley with greater power generation than any of the existing solar plants in Israel.
Implementing the plans would make solar power a major economic industry in the settlements and increase the country’s dependence on them.








White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, right, looks on during a meeting between US President Donald Trump, left, and leaders at the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, May 21, 2017. (AP/Evan Vucci)<




