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Wednesday, August 5, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Jerusalem mayor pledges to build new housing
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat slams government plans to build housing in forested areas of West Jerusalem, and promises to build “20 times” more housing units than currently planned.
“We won’t allow building plans in West Jerusalem to be revived that will harm this city and the interests of Jerusalem’s residents,” Barkat says.
“We will build tens of thousands of new housing units within the city…. We will build 20 times what is being planned in the controversial places, in order to retain more young people without hurting the city or its green spaces.”
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