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In reply to the discussion: Israel presses on with plan for 6,000 new settler homes [View all]former9thward
(31,684 posts)The so-called 'settlement' sites like Ramat Shlomo, Gilo and Givat Ha'matos are well within the municipal borders of Jerusalem. By 2030, the city's population will expand to one million residents from 800,000 today (33% Muslim, 2% Christian and 65% Jewish).
Where are these extra 200,000 residents going to go? The expansion of Jerusalem's residential areas is essential for the natural growth of all segments of the population. It enables Jewish and Arab families alike to grow and remain in the city. The capital of a sovereign nation cannot be expected to freeze growth rather than provide housing to families of all faiths eager to make their lives there.
Some want a divided Jerusalem but divided cities will not stand. The same people who celebrated the unification of Berlin a couple of decades ago now call for the division of Jerusalem.