Construction in Gilo draws political condemnation
Source: Jerusalem Post
The building of 708 Jewish homes commenced this week in a forested area of the southern Jerusalem neighborhood.
Construction for 708 Jewish homes commenced this week in a forested area of the southern Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo, drawing the ire of both Palestinian activists and environmentalists on Thursday.
According to Ir Amim, a left-wing NGO that focuses on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Jerusalem, government bulldozers have begun uprooting trees to make room for the homes approved by the Construction Ministry one year ago in the neighborhood’s northwest.
Arguing that last year’s announcement to build in Gilo while US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Israel helped derail peace talks, the NGO said this week’s groundbreaking proves that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of agreeing to a two-state solution.
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