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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

Atarot

US President Joe Biden (right) meets with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office of the White House, on Friday, August 27, 2021, in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
February 2, 2022, 3:25 pm
Putting Mideast on backburner, Biden makes keeping lid on conflict his main goal
Trading Trump’s attempt to hit a grand slam for more modest target of preventing war between Israel and Palestinians, Washington makes humble inroads while keeping focus elsewhere
By Jacob Magid
Seen on the screen of a device in Sausalito, Calif., Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces its new name, Meta, during a virtual event on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
December 8, 2021, 2:00 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 8 – President Herzog takes on Facebook cyberbullying
Startup Israel editor Ricky Ben-David talks about a new Facebook campaign and Mobileye, while US correspondent Jacob Magid discusses some Jerusalem housing plans
By ToI Staff
The abandoned Atarot Airport, north of Jerusalem, on November 25, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 6, 2021, 6:20 pm
Panel delays East Jerusalem Atarot airport housing project that sparked US ire
District Committee orders survey on environmental impact of new Haredi neighborhood near industrial zone, which could be lengthy process; Lapid promises non-controversial solution
By Jacob Magid and Aaron Boxerman
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. (Composite/AP)
December 3, 2021, 1:43 am
Blinken initiated call with PM, amid doubts Israel actually called off Atarot plan
US dismayed to find East Jerusalem housing project back on docket of planning committee’s agenda for next week, after Israeli officials leaked that plan was shelved, sources say
By Jacob Magid
Architects' plans for a new neighborhood at the site of the abandoned Atarot Airport. (Jerusalem Municipality)
November 25, 2021, 11:43 pm
Israel backs off housing project at Jerusalem’s Atarot airport site amid US pressure
Officials notify White House they won’t move forward with plan to build 9,000 units on abandoned plot at northern tip of the capital, across the pre-1967 Green Line
By Jacob Magid
Prime minister Menachem Begin (center), defense minister Ezer Weizmann (second right) and other Israeli officials return to Atarot Airport from talks in Egypt with president Anwar Sadat, 12/7/1978 (Eliyahu Hershkowitz)
November 25, 2021, 6:35 am
The dizzy rise, swift fall, and planned radical repurposing of Jerusalem Airport
When Jordan held Atarot, it built a 15-destination hub for an elite clientele. Israel wasn’t able to keep it going; then came the 2nd intifada. Now, there’s a very different vision
By David Horovitz
Israeli firefighters at a ceremony burning chametz, or leaven products, collected by the Jerusalem municipality in a final preparation before the Passover holiday, near the disused runway at the abandoned Atarot Airport, north of Jerusalem, on April 8, 2020. In the background are high-rises in the Kafr Aqab Palestinian neighborhood -- an area formally part of municipal Jerusalem but beyond the security barrier. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 24, 2021, 9:20 pm
Israel advances controversial plan for East Jerusalem neighborhood at old airport
Municipal panel gives initial backing to proposal to build thousands of new homes for ultra-Orthodox in Atarot, adjacent to Palestinian neighborhoods
By ToI Staff
The Atarot industrial zone, with the Ramallah suburb Kafr Aqab seen in the background. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 2, 2021, 10:58 pm
Israel eyeing East Jerusalem housing project ahead of Bennett’s Washington visit
PM’s office says it wasn’t notified before Housing Ministry placed controversial construction project on docket for early-stage approval
By Jacob Magid
The Qalandiya checkpoint near the Atarot industrial zone, between East Jerusalem and the West Bank, seen on April 7, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 18, 2020, 10:52 pm
Netanyahu said to ask US for okay to advance East Jerusalem building plans
PM reportedly intends to discuss constructing thousands of homes in Atarot with Pompeo, wanting to establish facts on the ground before Biden takes office
By ToI Staff
A picture taken from the Israeli side of Tarkumiya checkpoint near the southern city of Kiryat Gat shows Palestinian workers crossing into Israel to reach their jobs on November 14, 2019 (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
April 1, 2020, 2:47 pm
15 Palestinian workers at Jerusalem poultry factory test positive for virus – PA
Spokesman says seven of the newly confirmed cases traveled from the plant to their West Bank homes and were near other people before health officials tested them for COVID-19
By Adam Rasgon
Palestinian workers seen during construction work on new building apartment buildings in the Jewish neighborhood of Har Homa, East Jerusalem, on October 28, 2014. (Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90)
March 31, 2020, 10:34 pm
Palestinians worry about expenses as virus blocks way to work in Israel
With West Bank shuttered off, laborers say they don’t know whether they’ll be able to afford groceries in coming days; unionist suggests Israel can help alleviate crisis
By Adam Rasgon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands at an overview overlooking the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa, where he announced a new neighborhood is to be built, February 20, 2020. (Debbie Hill/Pool via AP)
February 25, 2020, 10:02 am
US gave PM green light for Givat Hamatos construction 1.5 years ago – report
Netanyahu said international pressure prevented announcement until less than 2 weeks before elections, but report says he knew White House had already okayed controversial project
By ToI Staff
This photo from February 15, 2017, shows the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
February 21, 2020, 8:33 pm
France, Germany slam plan to build, expand East Jerusalem neighborhoods
European nations condemn Netanyahu’s announcement of approval for 3,000 homes for Jews in project that would cut off Palestinian areas in capital from West Bank
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at an overview of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa on February 20, 2020. (Debbie Hill/Pool/AFP)
February 20, 2020, 3:42 pm
PM says he’s lifted freeze to build Givat Hamatos neighborhood in East Jerusalem
11 days before election, Netanyahu announces approval for 3,000 homes for Jews in project that would cut off Palestinian areas in capital from West Bank
By Jacob Magid
The Qalandiya checkpoint near the Atarot industrial zone, between East Jerusalem and the West Bank, seen on April 7, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 18, 2020, 5:06 pm
Israel advances housing plan in Jerusalem area Trump plan marks for Palestinians
Project for 9,000 homes at inoperative Atarot airport would take over last open area in East Jerusalem neighborhood that US envisions will house tourism center for Muslims
By Jacob Magid
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