Israel to demolish 88 houses in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, March 2, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Jerusalem Mayor, Nir Barkat, will to formally divulged today plans for the wholesale redevelopment of a section of Silwan neighborhood, involving the demolition of almost "88 illegally built Palestinian homes" and the relocation of those residents in new buildings, The Jerusalem Post reported.
According to the newspaper's Web site, the plan focuses on an area inside the southeastern neighborhood known as "Gan Hamelech" (the King's Garden). The area was labeled last month "the second most incendiary place after the Temple Mount" by a senior City Hall source.
The mayor is to detail the plans in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. The plans were first reported by the Post last month.
On Monday, the paper reports, sources inside City Hall acknowledged that the mayor may be challenged over the timing of the announcement. There has been Palestinian rioting in Hebron, the Old City and East Jerusalem over last week's government decision to include Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem on a list of national heritage sites.
However, the sources said that formally presenting the plans "clearly and transparently" was a necessary step, since they will become public later this month, when they are discussed at a meeting of the Jerusalem Local Planning and Building Council.
Click here to read complete article, Pal Telegraph, 2nd March 2010
According to the newspaper's Web site, the plan focuses on an area inside the southeastern neighborhood known as "Gan Hamelech" (the King's Garden). The area was labeled last month "the second most incendiary place after the Temple Mount" by a senior City Hall source.
The mayor is to detail the plans in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. The plans were first reported by the Post last month.
On Monday, the paper reports, sources inside City Hall acknowledged that the mayor may be challenged over the timing of the announcement. There has been Palestinian rioting in Hebron, the Old City and East Jerusalem over last week's government decision to include Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem on a list of national heritage sites.
However, the sources said that formally presenting the plans "clearly and transparently" was a necessary step, since they will become public later this month, when they are discussed at a meeting of the Jerusalem Local Planning and Building Council.
Click here to read complete article, Pal Telegraph, 2nd March 2010
