A spokesman for the Interior Ministry says Minister Eli Yishai has approved 1,600 apartments for Greater Jerusalem with 2,700 to follow.
by Gavriel Queenan
Published: 11/08/11, 4:36 PM
A spokesman said Thursday that Interior Minister Eli Yishai has given final authorization to build 1,600 apartments in Greater Jerusalem and will approve 2,700 more in the coming days.
Ministry spokesman Roi Lachmanovich said Thursday that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office knew the construction plans were moving ahead.
Israeli construction in Jerusalem is likely to rile the Palestinian Authority, that claims it as its future capital, but Israel -- that has exercised de jure sovreignty in the city since 27 June 1967 -- has said it will remain the undivided and eternal capital of the Jewish state. Read the rest on: Arutz7
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