The first session of the forum was carried out by Bimkom- Planners for Planning Rights and included a presentation and discussion of Bimkom recent research into Israeli planning policies in Area C. The subject of the discussion was about the use of physical planning by the State of Israel as a tool to control land resources and limit the development of Palestinian communities. The participants enriched the discussion by expressing their views and support to Bimkom’s activities and highlighted the importance of holding such meetings more frequently.
The secretariat intends to hold further meetings covering topics related to the work of the HRGG NGOs. The meetings will serve as a roundtable for NGO partners to raise HRGG related issues for debate and discussion among partners, donors and other officials as necessary.