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| Israel plans new Jewish quarters in West Bank | |
| 2007-05-11 | |
| JERUSALEM - An Israeli newspaper on Thursday disclosed plans to build three new Jewish neighbourhoods around Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank that foresees the construction of more than 20,000 housing units. The plan has been drawn up by a municipal committee and must still be approved by national authorities, the Haaretz daily said. Deputy Mayor Yehoshua Pollak was quoted as saying it aimed to link Jerusalem with the Gush Etzion bloc of Jewish settlements to the south and other settlements to the north, around the West Bank political capital of Ramallah. In each of those cases, the plan is for 10,000 homes. An additional 500 homes would be built in the heart of occupied east Jerusalem, near the Palestinian area of Abu Dis. Haaretz said the decision resulted from the fact that the national planning and construction committee had rejected a plan to expand Jerusalem westward. But city councilman Pepe Alalou, a member of the leftist opposition Meretz party, denounced the project, “whose sole purpose is to bring about a provocation that could jeopardise the relative calm in the city.” Israel conquered east Jerusalem in the 1967 war and later annexed it. A dozen new neighbourhoods have been built there and house more than 200,000 Israelis. Another 245,000 Palestinians live in that part of the city.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 This is actually an actuation of the first step of Anonymoose's plan: the Palestinians refuse to behave, so they permanently lose territory they claim as their own. The next iteration is the clearance zone on the Gaza side of the border, to prevent rocket launches from landing on the Israeli side of the fence. Go, Israel, go! I second the emotion. Not good enough. Hey, it's a start, Excalibur. At least Israel is beginning to occupy land once claimed by the Palestinians. Let's all hope this is a process whose end result is the comprehensive displacement of ALL Palestinians from within Israel's borders. Nothing less will suffice to put an end to vile Palestinian terrorism. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-05-11 15:40 |
| #4 And yet the Orcs have yet to be cleared from the Temple Mount. Not good enough. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-05-11 09:11 |
| #3 The quid pro quo for evacuating the settlements on the far side of the security fence was always to resettle the inhabitants on the near side, effecting unilaterally the land swap Israel had proposed, and the Palestinians rejected, in negotiations past. Finally the plan is being acted on. This is actually an actuation of the first step of Anonymoose's plan: the Palestinians refuse to behave, so they permanently lose territory they claim as their own. The next iteration is the clearance zone on the Gaza side of the border, to prevent rocket launches from landing on the Israeli side of the fence. Go, Israel, go! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-05-11 08:36 |
| #2 We call it the Western Wall now. It's a matter of pride. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2007-05-11 08:05 |
| #1 HAARETZ > ISRAEL MUST MAKE LIFE BEARABLE FOR PALEOS IN GAZA. Yep, 'tis NOT the PA. Paleos could've had a State, [and more], but instead "CHOSE AN UPRISING", violence and mayhem and Qassam rockets. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-05-11 01:39 |