They also thought that the immigrants were expected to be more doubtful of the idea of a peace settlement with the non-democratic Arab world.[19] Despite that, the immigrants proved them wrong by being more interested in the socioeconomic improvement than in a progressing the political prospect of the conservatives. When Likud leaders connect the settlement in the Occupied Territories with immigrant assimilation, they redirected money away from jobs and housing within Israel, and this affects the conditions of the immigrants in terms of materials. The 200 000 qualified “Russian” voters in the June of 1992 parliamentary elections preferred the center-left camp to the Likud by a margin of 47 to 18 percent. …show more content…
[24] The government invested $1.3 billion between June 1990 and January 1992 to build 18 000 homes in the territories. There are a quarter of public housing constructed over an 18-month period and the government’s budget in the year 1992 allowed the construction of two-thirds of the housing in that particular territory. [25] The Shamir government plan to build 106000 housing units in the West Bank to accommodate 400000 immigrants in the upcoming years. [26] In June 1992, there is a change of government in Israel that has led to a few changes in priorities by Prime Minister Rabin. However, there are still 9000 ongoing housing units under construction for 45000 settlers and expected to be completed soon. The people moving into these units do not have to be Soviet Jews, but it will help ease housing problems for immigrants in