Regarding building in many areas, Shas leader Interior Minister Eli Yishai explained �to my sorrow, obtaining land permits and completing the legal process can take 7-8 years,� adding he hopes to work towards changing the law to expedite such processes, pointing out that the Justice Ministry however opposes such amendments to the law. �Today, newlyweds are compelled to live with the parents. It�s absurd � a catastrophe. The law must be amended. Baruch Hashem, the prime minister understands the problem and is undertaking to work towards reform.�

Yishai explained that stepped-up construction will also create tens of thousands of jobs, a side benefit during this recession, explaining once construction begins, there are many allied building professionals and common laborers who will benefit as a result, and at the end, the entire economy reaps the rewards of building badly-needed housing units.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)