text: 25,000 people, here by 1988, and thls rritl be accomplished with an annual budget of only $2.5 nillion". In the same context it was reported that the Mlnistry of Tourisnrs Investmenta Committee had approved a project of building a religious vaca tlon-vi llage in the lGtif Bloc, at a cost of $3.5 million. (Hararetz, 29 AprII 1985i Jerusalem post, 30 April 1985) 251. On 6 May 1985' tbe Knesset Finance Committee earmarked Is 1.9 biuton (approximately $146 million) for the creation of two new settleoents ln the WestBank: Neot-Adumim and Migdalirn. A further amount of IS 5 billion (approximately $375 millionl lrould reportedly be earmarked for the creation of means of production in the west Bank and the caza Strlp, and in particular in the Katif BIoc. (H? raretz, 7 ti{ay 1985)A/40 /702 English Page 90 252. On 24 ,tune 1985, a spokesman for the State Eoployment Service,Mr. zalman Chen, reported that the Service would iin the very near futures be extended to approxlmately 100 settlements in the west Bank and the caza strip. The spokeaoan said that this rrould be done by mllltary order. He added that the Enrployment servlce IEw ahd the Unemploymenc Insurance Iaw would soon be applied in accordance with a recent cablnet declslon nin order to serve interests of the Jesish populationn. According to the report, separate labour exchanges and jobregiEtrrtlon offlces already operated in 28 Arab communities in the terrltorles,but only three labour exchanges existed in the Je$ish settlements of Kiryat-Arba, Mraleh-Adumlm and Maaleh-Efralm (see annex Vf). (!teru6alem post, 25 ;Iune 1985) 253. On l0 ;Iuly 1985, lt was reported that, aa of that day, the Employment Service I€v, and the tlatlonal Insurance InBtltute I€w had been extended to the territories by order of the milltary gov€rnment. Under those la$s Jewish settl-ers in the vfeat
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the allocation of funds and services to support the development of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The topics mentioned include budget allocations, settlement creation, employment services, and the extension of labor laws. These themes suggest that the category should be related to economic development, employment, or humanitarian aid and relief.