Israel has approved the construction of 90 new illegal settlement
units in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) in defiance of international calls on
the regime to stop its expansionist policies in the occupied Palestinian
lands.
According to Israel’s Channel 7, the Jerusalem District Planning and
Construction Committee authorized the building of new units in Jabal Abu
Ghneim (Har Homa) neighborhood in the south of East al-Quds.
Reports added that the municipality in al-Quds will continue its
illegal settlement activities in other parts of the region as well.
Earlier in the month, the committee also approved the construction of
900 of 1,800 settlement units in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood of East
al-Quds.
The photo shows the Israeli settlement of Jabal Abu Ghneim (Har Homa) in East al-Quds (Jerusalem), March 25, 2015. (© AFP)
The Ramat Shlomo construction plan garnered harsh criticism from Palestinian officials and international bodies.
Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, lashed out at Tel Aviv
for its new settlement plans, saying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu seeks to “impose a perpetual Apartheid regime.”
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also voiced concern over
Israel’s bid to push ahead with the construction of illegal settlements
in the occupied territories, saying the plan is “illegal under
international law.”
During his electoral campaign in March, Netanyahu had vowed to press
ahead with settlement construction in the occupied territories.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at a map showing new
settlement sites in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) during his electoral
campaign in Jabal Abu Ghneim (Har Homa) neighborhood, March 16, 2015. (©
AFP)
“We will continue to build in Jerusalem, we will add thousands of
housing units … in the face of all the pressure,” Netanyahu stated.
Israel has tried to change the demographic makeup of al-Quds over the
past decades by constructing illegal settlements, destroying historical
sites and expelling the local Palestinian population.
More than half a million Israelis live in over 120 illegal
settlements built since Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian
territories of the West Bank and East al-Quds in 1967.
Much of the international community regards the Israeli settlements
as illegal because the territories were occupied by Israel in 1967, and
they are hence subject to the Geneva Conventions, which forbid
construction on occupied lands.
Senin, 25 Mei 2015
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