text: 'bad flnanclal dlstress". (Ha raretz, Jerusalem Post, Igg&!3!g.Iggg!'ll January 1985) 259. On I0 February 1985, nThe West Bank and Gaza Strip Projectn, a reaearchinstitute he€ded by Dr. Meron Benvenisti, published a document givlng detailE about the number and cooposltlon of the Jewish population of the territorieE, By the enalof 1984 the number of settlers reached 42,600, livinq ln 114 settlements. Seventy-two per cent of the settlers (some 301000) llve in 15 large settlements and the renalning ones in 100 small settlements. According to the aame document, lt was reported on 31 Uarch 1985 that 52 per cent of the Iand ln the Vlesb Bank raa under total fsraeli control through direct selzure or adoinigtratlve restrictions.(!iararetz, 1l February f985, Ei.3!g!9, gsglggPgg!, 31 ltarch 1985) 260. On 7 ltay 1985, Knesset member Ran Cohen (Citlzene' Righta !,bvement) declared tbat the Hlstadrut (Israelrs l€bour Federation) had lnvested $I00 oillton to datein constructlon and infrastructure eorks in the Vfeat Bank. (Eglgg!.3., 8 ltay 1985) 261. On I !4ay 1985, a group of settlers quj.etly moved into a tent encamprnent near tbe Arab vlllaqe of Hussan, between cilo and Battir, south of Jerusalem, and. declared it the settlement of Hadar Beitar. cuah Emunio's settlement department, Amana ' said the site was one of six the covernment had decided to establ.lsh in the West Bank by September. (Hararetz, Jeruaalem post, I0 Itay 1985) 262. on 14 June 1985, it ras reported that during 1984, 6,000 Jerrs tuoved to settleoent.s in the West Bank. (Ita.aretz, 14 June 1985) 263. On 2 March 1985, the Dlrector-Genera I of the Minlstry of Heallh, Mr. Dan lticbaeri, decided to close the Hospice hospltar in East Jerusarem,allegedly because of several cases of "medical neglect' and to lovr medlcal standards. The decision rras reportedly approved by the lrlinister of Health,
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the settlement of the West Bank and Gaza Strip by Jewish settlers, including the construction of settlements, the number of settlers, and the Israeli government's role in the process. While there may be some tangential references to economic development, such as the investment of $100 million in construction and infrastructure, the primary focus of the text is on the political and demographic changes occurring in the region.