As the fires surrounding the Ramat Shlomo crisis between Jerusalem and Washington are extinguished, the final approval for the construction of 20 housing units on the grounds of the Shepherd Hotel in the Shimon HaTzaddik area of the capital was given, an area regarded by the White House as “occupied East Jerusalem”.
The privately funded project is supported by American philanthropist Dr. Irving and Cherna Moskowitz, who are leading figures in the ongoing effort to rebuild Arab occupied areas of the capital.
The property dates back to the Mandate period, owned by Jerusalem Mufti Haj Amin Al-Husseini, who is infamous for his pro-Nazi views. He was exiled by the ruling British government and the property reverted to the government following the liberation of that area in the June 1967 Six Day War.
The compound served as a border police base for some time, and eventually, when border police moved to the new facility, the area has remained vacant.
The plan permits constructing 20 units while preserving the Shepherd Hotel which has been designated as a landmark site, in addition to building a multi-level parking area and new access roads. The project was actually approved by the planning board in July, and it cleared its final hurdles this week.
Undoubtedly, the timing of the announcement may not be ideal, with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu meeting in Washington with President Barak Obama and other senior state leaders.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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they used to say in europe jews go to palestine now it is the turn of the obama government to say to the jews get out from occupied Jerusalem Israel when the obama administration will get out of the occupied Indian territory then we shell get out of israel and go back to the EU