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ISRAELBRIEFS Increased Settlements in Judea and Samaria Promoted
RIGHT-WING LAWMAKERS in Israel are promoting a set-
tlement plan calling for 2 million Jews to settle in Judea and
Samaria, JNS.org reported.

Israel Hayom reported that numerous lawmakers from the Likud
and other right-wing parties have signed a Nahala movement petition
calling for the settlements. The plan was originally introduced during
the administration of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir.

Government policies would shift significantly under the plan,
with increased construction in existing settlements and new set-
tlements throughout the territory.

Nahala activists have protested in recent weeks outside the
Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem. They are calling for
the government to settle throughout Judea and Samaria and end
thoughts of a two-state solution.

First of 1,000 Ethiopian Immigrants Arrive in Israel
More than 80 Ethiopian immigrants arrived in Israel on Feb.

4 as part of a plan to bring 1,000 Ethiopians who already have
children there to the country, JTA reported.

The 82 arrivals are part of the Falash Mura community. It claims
linkage to Jewish descendants who converted under duress to
Christianity generations ago and now want to return to Judaism.

About 8,000 Falash Mura seek permission to immigrate to Israel.

The plan to bring in 1,000 immigrants was approved by
Israel’s Cabinet in October; the immigrants must have first-de-
gree relatives already in Israel who entered through prior gov-
ernment decisions about the Falash Mura. Parents may bring
partners and unmarried children without children of their own.

Surveys: Israelis Tops in Social Media Usage
Israelis ranked first worldwide in social media usage, with 77 per-
cent of adults using social platforms, according to a Pew Research
Center reported released Feb. 5, The Times of Israel reported.

South Korea came in second, with 76 percent of respondents using
social networks, followed by Sweden, the Netherlands, Australia and
the United States, where 70 percent of adults are social media users.

In addition, Israelis ranked second in smartphone ownership at
88 percent, with 98 percent owning a mobile phone. South Korea
was first, with 95 percent of its adults owning a smartphone.

In advanced economies worldwide, 76 percent of adults own
a smartphone, compared to 45 percent in emerging economies.

More than 5 billion of the 7.5 billion people worldwide own
mobile devices, according to the survey.

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