Tuesday, February 8, 2011

East Jerusalem: City Hall approve a housing plan for settlers

The Israeli municipality of Jerusalem Monday, Feb. 7 approved a proposed construction of sixteen new homes for Israeli settlers in the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, located in the eastern part of the city, occupied and annexed. The building committee and planning council has approved two plans of launching of ten housing units on two separate sites in the area, rather emblematic of protests against the evictions of Palestinian families for the benefit of settlers, indicated to Councilman Joseph Pepe Alalu opposition.

"Two shots were recorded on both are small houses" owned by Palestinians, he said, one being manned and the other vacant. "The approval is at a preliminary stage," said Mr. Alalu, saying it had yet to be approved by the Israeli Ministry of Interior.

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