Posts Tagged ‘ Silwan ’

Mayor Nir Barkat sent a stiff letter in response to a statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling the Jerusalem Municipality's plans for an archeological part in the neighborhood of Silwan illegal. Jerusalem Dispatch presents the full text of Mayor Barkat's letter to Ki-moon.
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Mayor Nir Barkat’s plans early this week to officially announce a new project for the Silwan neighborhood on the southern edge of the Old City were halted following international opposition and intervention by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Silwan, also known as the City of David, is an impoverished, mostly Arab neighborhood. Following...
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Following an international outcry against a government announcement on Monday that 692 housing units had been approved for construction in Jewish parts of east Jerusalem, hours later Housing and Construction Minister Ariel Atias said 500 housing units have already been authorized in Arab the neighborhood of Silwan. The construction plan for Silwan marks a significant development...
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