Jerusalem master plan: Expansion of Jewish enclaves across the city

[azurnoir]

The Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee is set to approve an unprecedented master plan that calls for the expansion of Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, a move largely based on construction on privately owned Arab property.

The committee's proposal would codify the municipality's planning policy for the entire city. In essence, Jerusalem would uniformly apply its zoning and construction procedures to both halves of the city.

Before giving the go-ahead, the committee will give objectors to the plan 60 days to submit their reservations. This is the decisive stage in the planning process, because only rarely are plans altered.

Once the 60-day period expires, the plan's approval is a fait accompli. Such a development would probably invite a hail of criticism from the Palestinians, Arab countries and the international community.

The United States has recently communicated its expectation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will prevent any change in the city's status quo pending the conclusion of final-status talks with the Palestinian Authority. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington early next month.

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/jerusalem-master-plan-expansion-of-jewish-enclaves-across-the-city-1.298651

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Most of the rest of the Democratic party to Bibi "don't worry we got ya covered, nothing will endanger our careers"

[Fumesucker]

1. I t's all about the Binyamins, don't ya' know.. n/t

[Jim Sagle]

2. Good.

[choie]

3. ever hear of

international law?

[Jim Sagle]

5. International jihad is more like it.

[Ken Burch]

12. Resistance to the Israeli theft of Arab East Jerusalem is not "jihad".

And the Israelis are not always the victims in this dispute.

Please educate yourself on the reality of this situation.

And realize this:

The Israeli goverment isn't YOUR ally. They'd gladly sacrifice you in the interest of pushing the argument that everyone who is Jewish should make aliyah. That government WANTS antisemitism to get worse.

[IndianaGreen]

4. Another nail in the 2-state solution coffin

and another giant leap towards a single binational state.

[proteus_lives]

6. You're going to have to find another dream.

You'll never see Israel fall.

[Ken Burch]

7. Israel can only really be safe, can only really give a good life to its citizens

if its government STOPS trying to block the creation of a Palestinian state.

And there's no difference between trying to reduce the size of such a state and preventing it being created at all. Both are the same thing.

[whosinpower]

9. The right wingers will never adopt a two state solution at heart

They just want the territory - not the people on it.

I'm sure you've heard it before - Why doesn't Jordon take them? Why doesn't Egypt take them? Why doesn't Iran take them? Why doesn't Saudi Arabia take them? Why doesn't Syria take them?

[Ken Burch]

10. "Take my Palestinians...please!"

n/t.

[polly7]

8. Isolating the Palestinian people in numerous open-air prisons / ghettoes

cut off from even more essential services. Of course that's been the plan all along. Eventually they'll have no choice but to leave.

[Ken Burch]

11. And whatever they might to do to resist this even if ANYONE ELSE would do the same in their position

will be labeled "terrorism" by the Israeli "government".

Even if they go totally nonviolent.