Plans for New IDF War College on the Mt. of Olives Approved for Public Review
Plans for New IDF War College on the Mt. of Olives Approved for Public Review On July 2, the Regional Planning Committee took up Town Plan 51870, the plan to build the IDF college on the Mount of Olives. At the end of its consideration the Committee adopted a decision to deposit the plan for public […]
Arab VIPs Start Coming to Jerusalem
Arab VIPs Start Coming to Jerusalem As we reported previously, Palestinian Authority leaders recently began calling publicly for Arabs to visit Jerusalem. They urged the Arab world to view such visits as an expression of solidarity with the Palestinians, not as a sign of normalization with Israel. Those calls, combined in one case with the death of […]
Givat Hamatos – Nearing the Point-of-No-Return
Givat Hamatos – Nearing the Point-of-No-Return Givat Hamatos A: During the week of April 16th, three consecutive days of intense hearings were held regarding Plan 14295, Givat Hamatos A, to consider the objections by an external investigator during. There were 15 objections all together, and they were all heard. It appears that the plan, which as […]
IDF College on the Mt. of Olives – Moving Forward
IDF College on the Mt. of Olives – Moving Forward On April 4th the Jerusalem Municipal Planning Committee was set to approve Town Plan 51870, for the construction of the IDF War College on the Mount of Olives. At the last minute, the committee’s deliberations on the plan were put off until April 18. Subsequently, on […]
Kidmat Tzion – Municipal Approval Anticipated Soon
Kidmat Tzion – Municipal Approval Anticipated Soon According to very reliable sources, Town Plan 7659, for approximately 220 units in the new settlement of Kidmat Tzion, will be brought to the Jerusalem Municipal Planning in the run-up to “Jerusalem Day” which falls on May 20 (the likely date for the Municipal Planning Committee hearings is […]
Mughrabi Ramp – Some Good News
Mughrabi Ramp – Some Good News On April 18th, the Jerusalem Municipal Planning Committee was scheduled to deliberate on the extension of the building permit for the Mughrabi Ramp. The deliberations were largely a formality, necessary because all building permits expire after one year if not acted upon, and the outcome a foregone conclusion. However, […]
Beit Hanina Settlement Effort Continues
Beit Hanina Settlement Effort Continues As we reported earlier, East Jerusalem settler impresario Aryeh King is working to establish a new settlement in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina. Back in March he won a victory in this effort, when Israeli courts ruled that a property inhabited by two Palestinian families in Beit Hanina belonged to […]
Late Winter Freeze in East Jerusalem turns to Spring Thaw
Late Winter Freeze in East Jerusalem turns to Spring Thaw Quiet Freeze during the First Quarter of 2012 On January 3rd the Israel Lands Authority published the first 631 tenders of the 1557 punitive settlement units announced after the UNESCO vote. The timing was unfortunate (and almost certainly not coincidental) – the units were announced the […]
Kidmat Tziyon Settlement Scheme to be Expedited
Kidmat Tziyon Settlement Scheme to be Expedited On March 30, 2012, the Yediot local news weekly reported [Hebrew] that Jerusalem Mayor Barkat is planning to expedite the Kidmat Tziyon settlement scheme – Town Plan 7659. The plan was subsequently reported in the Israeli English-language press and reported in the Palestinian press. Key details are as follows: This is a plan […]
New East Jerusalem “Park” Soon to get Final Approval
New East Jerusalem “Park” Soon to get Final Approval On January 27, 2012, Town Plan 12222 – creating the “Refaim Metropolitan Park” – was deposited for public review. Now that the 60-day public review period is complete, hearings on the plan will be conducted shortly, and subsequently the plan will be signed into law. The […]