Israel Approves 1,500 Settler Homes In East Jerusalem: NGO

[Purveyor]

By Steve Weizman (AFP) – 3 hours ago

JERUSALEM — An Israeli government committee on Thursday approved the construction of more than 1,500 settler homes in east Jerusalem, as Israel's premier prepared to leave for talks in Washington, an NGO told AFP.

A spokeswoman for the Ir Amim non-governmental organisation, which calls for Palestinians and Israelis to share Jerusalem, confirmed the interior ministry planning committee gave final approval for two projects.

The decision authorised construction of 620 homes in the settlement neighbourhood of Pisgat Zeev, and another 900 in a second settlement neighbourhood, Har Homa.

The committee hearing took place just hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to fly to Washington, where he is to meet US President Barack Obama in the White House on Friday and make a keynote address to both houses of Congress next week.

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[Purveyor]

1. Right on cue, indeed! eom

[damntexdem]

2. Spitting in Obama's face. In the faces of all decent people in the world.

Talk about rogue governments -- how many are worse than Israel's.

[maxsolomon]

3. Several: Zimbabwe, NKorea, Syria, Iran...

but I get your point.

Peace is constantly thwarted by regressive, fundamentalist elements everywhere.

[fascisthunter]

4. deliberate and spiteful

very childish but expected from this government.

[madrchsod]

5. thousands of years of blood

[Jefferson23]

6. But it's all about peace and credibility..really it is. Just like the

stripping of residency status for 130,000 plus Palestinians was...absofreakinlutely.

[classysassy]

7. Inform the Israeli PM

President Obama is out of town and will not return until your evil ass depart.I bet that would get BiBi's attention and his land grabbing pals.