rights organization, Ir Amim, said Wednesday that the
Israeli Sub-Committee to Advance Settlement
Construction, has discussed plans to build 7900 new
housing units in East Jerusalem settlements.
In the statement, Ir Amim said that the plans will add
In the statement, Ir Amim said that the plans will add
4400 units to existing settlement units in the occupied
eastern section of Jerusalem.
The sub-committee was formed at the request of
The sub-committee was formed at the request of
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an
attempt to lower the prices of real estates in the
Israeli market, in addition to speed up the building
of the units, especially in East Jerusalem.
The human rights group also pointed out that these
The human rights group also pointed out that these
plans come with existing projects, like the one to
add 940 units to the settlement of Har Homa
and 942 units to Gilo, which are located south
of Jerusalem, in addition to a plan to build 1500
new units in Ramat Rahel and on 290 dunums of
land near the settlement, south of Bethlehem.
The committee also discussed adding 625 units to
The committee also discussed adding 625 units to
Pisgat Zaav settlement, which exists on Palestinian
land in Beit Hanina and Shoufat neighborhoods,
north of Jerusalem.
Ir Amim said the number one topic discussed
Ir Amim said the number one topic discussed
was adding about 1600 units to a settlement in
Shoufat, which was the reason for the tension
between Israel and the US when it was revealed
last year.Another settlement expansion was
proposed by the Israeli municipality of Jerusalem,
which called on adding 180 new units to a
settlement on the land of the town of Um Lisson
and Sour Baher, south of the city.
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