The Palestinian Foreign Ministry says plans for Israel to extend a still unbuilt Jerusalem-Tel Aviv train line to the Western Wall “threatens to explode” the conflict, and called on the international community to halt the scheme
Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz revealed the plans yesterday, saying the upcoming high-speed line would link to the holy site via an underground tunnel skirting the Old City.
The Palestinians also slam plans for four new stops on Jerusalem’s light rail service, which aims to reach the West Bank settlements of Ma’aleh Adumim, Adam, Atarot and Givat Ze’ev.
In a statement to the media, the Palestinian ministry “condemns in the strongest terms” the “colonial and Judaiazation” plans outlined by Katz, claiming they are intended to annex the settlements and link them to Jerusalem.
The statement warns of “disastrous consequences for this expansion project,” which is it said would “undermine any chance for peace.”
— Dov Lieber
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