Current sectionWest Bank NewsFirst Displacement, Then Tourism The initiative will remove barriers to hotel development and offer grants to encourage the construction, expansion and conversion of lodging facilities across the West BankShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJonathan Lis11:01 PM • July 05 2026 IDTThe Israeli government on Sunday approved a 27 million-shekel ($9 million) plan to expand the hotel industry in the West Bank, including funding for hotel planning and grants to encourage the construction, expansion and conversion of lodging facilities.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel tourismPalestiniansIsrael settlementsWest BankIsrael archaeologyCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu-TrumpWest BankAli KhameneiHussam Abu Safiya World CupBrad LanderHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsraeli Government Approves $9M Plan to Expand West Bank Hotel IndustryIsraeli President, Officials Push Back Against Gov't Decision to Defy High CourtIsraeli Justice Ministry Chief Blocks Effort to Combat Crime in Arab CommunityLikud Minister: 'No Real Difference' Between Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir's PartiesKhamenei's Jewish Brothers: What Israel and Tehran's Ayatollahs Have in CommonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedAn Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What Happened103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?