Municipality approves construction of 200 housing units in Jerusalem
Despite international criticism, construction of 200 additional housing units was approved in a Jerusalem neighborhood adjacent to the Green Line | Nov 12, 2014, 07:00PM | Yael Klein
The housing units are to be built
in Ramot, the capital's largest neighborhood at Jerusalem's northern edge,
where 244 new housing units were approved only last week. The land on which Ramot was built was annexed
by Israel after the Six-Day War, and is considered an Israeli settlement by the
international community. The
municipality explained the decision, saying construction in Jerusalem in
necessary for enabling young people to live in the capital. In the beginning of the month the
municipality approved the construction of 500 housing units in the
North-Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo, on the other side of the Green
Line. "Criticizing the decision is
hypocritical, for the committee which approved the construction also approved
Arab housing units in the same meeting", a municipality official stated.
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AND, OF COURSE, THE ANSWER FROM US STATE DEPARTMENT DID NOT TAKE LLONG IN COMING...
The US State Department said on Wednesday it was deeply concerned about an Israeli decision to approve construction of 200 new homes in East Jerusalem.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the decision impeded attempts to reach a two-state solution between the Israelis and Palestinians.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the decision impeded attempts to reach a two-state solution between the Israelis and Palestinians.
ARE THEY BLIND? STUPID? OR SINVERGUENZAS????
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