In response to UN vote, Israel to approve construction of 3,000 housing units in Jerusalem and West Bank!

Official says continued building is in accordance with Israel’s strategic interests map and warns of additional measures

 

 

Less than 24 hours after the UN voted in favor of granting the Palestinian Authority non-member observer state status, Israel announced that it was approving the construction of 3,000 new housing units in Jerusalem and the West Bank.

 

A Jerusalem official said that Israel would also advance planning of additional housing units that have already been approved for construction in the area dividing Jerusalem from the settlement of Maaleh Adumim, the controversial strip of land known as E1. The construction will create geographical continuity between the capital and its northern suburb, a move that the US and European countries have warned against.

 

“The continued building is in accordance with Israel’s strategic interests map,” said the official, adding that “Israel is considering additional measures.”

 

http://www.timesofisrael.com/in-response-to-un-vote-israel-to-approve-construction-of-3000-housing-units-in-jerusalem-and-west-bank/