Netanyahu vows that if reelected he will build thousands of homes in East Jerusalem to prevent future concessions to the Palestinians.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement to the press during a visit in Har Homa, in East Jerusalem, on March 16, 2015 (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Speaking on a tour of Har Homa, a contentious settlement neighborhood of East Jerusalem, Netanyahu vows he would never allow the Palestinians to establish a capital in the city’s eastern sector.
“I won’t let that happen. My friends and I in Likud will preserve the unity of Jerusalem,” he says of his party, vowing to prevent any future division of the city by building thousands of new homes.
“We will continue to build in Jerusalem, we will add thousands of housing units, and in the face of all the (international) pressure, we will persist and continue to develop our eternal capital,” he adds.
— AFP
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