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Israel okays 942 new E. Jerusalem settler homes | |
2011-04-05 | |
JERUSALEM — Jerusalem city council on Monday approved the construction of 942 new homes in Gilo, a settlement neighbourhood in the city’s eastern sector, a councillor told AFP. Elisha Peleg, a councillor from the right-wing Likud party, confirmed that the new construction in Gilo, close to the West Bank city of Bethlehem, had been approved during an afternoon session of the district planning council. The move came a day ahead of a top-level meeting at the White House between Israeli President Shimon Peres and US President Barack Obama.
Israel considers both halves of the Holy City its “eternal, indivisible” capital, and does not view construction in the east to be settlement activity. The Palestinians, however, want east Jerusalem as the capital of their future state and fiercely contest any actions to extend Israel’s control over the sector. Some 180,000 Israelis live in east Jerusalem alongside nearly 270,000 Palestinians. | |
Posted by:Steve White |
#2 F*** you, Bambi! Best regards, Israel |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-04-05 15:15 |
#1 Hooahh! |
Posted by: newc 2011-04-05 13:57 |