Israel okays 130 homes in east Jerusalem

AFP , Wednesday 28 Dec 2011

District planning committee allows a project to build 130 homes in the annexed Eastern sector of the Holy City

Jerusalem municipality on Wednesday approved plans for another 130 housing units in Gilo, a settlement neighbourhood in the annexed eastern sector of the Holy City, a city councillor told AFP.

Pepe Alalu of the left-wing Meretz party said the district planning committee had given the green light to a project to build 130 homes in three 12-storey tower blocks on the northeastern outskirts of Gilo which lies just a few kilometres (miles) north of Bethlehem.

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