State slams new West Bank housing approval
The Obama administration \”does not accept the legitimacy\” of announced plans for up to 851 new housing units for West Bank settlements.
The Obama administration \”does not accept the legitimacy\” of announced plans for up to 851 new housing units for West Bank settlements.
Jewish families moved into two homes in an eastern Jerusalem neighborhood following the eviction of its Palestinian residents.
A delegation from Israel\’s Defense Ministry visited eastern Turkey to dedicate a student village built with Israeli assistance. The student village in Turkey\’s Van district was built from 130 prefabricated buildings sent by Israel as a humanitarian gesture following an earthquake three months ago that left some six hundred dead and thousands homeless.
A Jerusalem building committee has approved the construction of 130 new apartments in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo.
The Israeli government and residents of the Ramat Gilad outpost in the West Bank reportedly have reached an agreement that will prevent the destruction of the illegal outpost.
Members of the U.N. Security Council criticized Israel\’s decision to construct additional housing in the settlements and the United States for blocking a vote to condemn the action.
Israel\’s Construction and Housing Ministry published tenders for more than 1,000 housing units in communities located in the West Bank near Jerusalem.
Israel sent housing assistance for up to 1,000 people in Turkey afected by two earthquakes that hit the country in October.
Jerusalem\’s district planning committee has approved a construction plan to build 1,100 housing units in Gilo, a Jewish neighborhood of 40,000 in eastern Jerusalem.
Israeli police arrested some 40 demonstrators in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, police said, after the first violence seen during weeks of social protests that have called for lower living and housing costs.