Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday said that he will advance plans for the construction of new settlements in the West Bank following an attack near Jerusalem earlier in the day, the Times of Israel newspaper reported. The committee responsible for authorizing the construction of settler homes will meet in the coming days for this purpose, the Times reported. The decision to advance plans for more than 3,000 new housing units was made during a meeting Finance Minister Smotrich held with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Strategic Affairs …