New Jewish Neighborhood on the Mount of Olives

by Rachel Sylvetsky

"You are invited to come rejoice in the joy of Jerusalem on the occasion of the inauguration of the Maaleh Zeitim neighborhood on the Mount of Olives, and to strengthen Jewish settlement in Jerusalem,” read the invitation sent out for the inauguration of a new Jewish neighborhood on the Mount of Olives.

Israel National News was there, and brought you live coverage of this historic event.

The new neighborhood is a project of the Ateret Cohanim Yeshiva, which is located in the Moslem Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. The American Friends of Ateret Cohanim annual dinner will take place on June 1st in New York.

The dedication comes at a time when President Barack Obama's speech demanding that 1949 Armistice boundaries serve as the basis for Israel-PA negotiations has been countered strongly by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's refusal to consider the division of Jerusalem. United States officials have expressed displeasure with Jewish building east of the 1949 Armistice line, in eastern (where Maaleh Zeitim is located), northern and southern Jerusalem

Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin, Education Minister Gidon Saar, Minister of the Interior Eli Yishai, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and  other political and religious leaders were at the event.

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