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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Israel Approves Plans For New Settlement

Israeli authorities have approved a plan to construct a new settlement on the land across the Green Line in south Jerusalem Al-Quds.

An official for the Israeli advocacy group Ir Amim, which monitors housing issues in Arab neighborhoods, revealed the decision, Ma'an news agency reported on Tuesday.

Ahmad Laban said the regional committee of organizing and building in the Israeli municipality of Al-Quds approved the plan, which still needs to undergo some paperwork before it is finalized.

The project will see 549 housing units in five six-story buildings on 31.25 acres of Palestinian land in the town of Beit Safafa, west of the road that links Al-Quds to Hebron Al-Khalil.'

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