From Jerusalem okays one building permit in East Jerusalem — report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Jerusalem municipality has approved construction of a Jewish-owned building in the Arab East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, Army Radio reports, adding that the site is owned by the Ateret Cohanim organization.
Earlier, reportedly at the request of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the municipality called off a Wednesday discussion on issuing permits for hundreds of new homes in East Jerusalem, a move that would have defied a UN Security Council resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building and expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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