Israel approves 1600 settlement units in Jerusalem

Israeli authorities approved three construction plans to build 1600 new settlement units in Jerusalem, Israeli media reported on Monday. The new units are planned in the French Hill settlement in eastern Jerusalem, to expand the premises of the Hebrew University. The project was approved by the Israeli Jerusalem municipality’s planning authority and is expected to be approved by the Israeli ministry of interior. The plan includes student dorms, rent apartments and three residential towers, enlarging the existing settlement built in 1968 on the lands of Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus. In addition, Is…

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