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Jerusalem master plan: Expansion of Jewish enclaves across the city
2010-06-28
The Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee is set to approve an unprecedented master plan that calls for the expansion of Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, a move largely based on construction on privately owned Arab property.
So much for East Jerusalem being the capital of a Paleo state, not that it was going to be anyway ...
The committee's proposal would codify the municipality's planning policy for the entire city. In essence, Jerusalem would uniformly apply its zoning and construction procedures to both halves of the city. Such a development would probably invite a hail of criticism from the Palestinians, Arab countries and the international community.

The United States has recently communicated its expectation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will prevent any change in the city's status quo pending the conclusion of final-status talks with the Palestinian Authority. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington early next month.

For over a decade, dozens of architects have worked to draw up the latest Jerusalem master plan, meant to replace the one in effect since 1959, eight years before the Six-Day War. While the plan did not attract opposition from the international community and leftist organizations, political developments over the last year - including the spat with the United States over the Ramat Shlomo building project - are likely to touch off renewed diplomatic tensions.

According to a document prepared by Ir Amim, while the plan allows for Palestinian construction in the north and south of the capital, it barely provides for an expansion of Arab construction projects in the center of the city, particularly in the area next to the holy basin. The group added that the plan creates a spate of bureaucratic obstacles for Palestinians who wish to build in the city. Ir Amim warns that the plan is likely to be perceived as an Israeli provocation because most of the Jewish building projects are designated for areas east of the Green Line.
Posted by:Steve White

#1  Back in 1967, there were about 65k Arabs living in the 'greater E Jerusalem' (about 95%+ were moslem).

By 2008, the Palestinian Census counted about 200k (about 99% moslem) in almost the same area (minor expansions had taken place).

There are plenty of places in E Jerusalem for the Palestinians to set up a seat of government
Posted by: lord garth   2010-06-28 09:38  

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