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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 596

Jerusalem Local Planning and Building Committee

An artist's rendition of the new Begin Rooftop project. (Kolker Kolker Epstein Architects)
December 15, 2024, 9:17 pm
Jerusalem officials divided over ambitious ‘Rooftop’ plan atop Begin Highway
While the project will connect the Beit Hakerem neighborhood to Givat Ram and add 2,200 housing units, some say it will harm the environment and mean less green space per person
By Zev Stub
Artist's impression of the new tower planned for the Epstein Compound in Jerusalem, nicknamed the 'Jerusalem Burj,' as seen from Yad Vashem. (AS+GG- Smith-Gil Architecture. Local architects Studio Yigal Levi Architects)
September 23, 2024, 6:44 pm
District planners approve controversial ‘Jerusalem Burj,’ rebuff most objections
Deputy Mayor Havilio vows to keep up opposition, says planners have broken own rules on building height and don’t think about preserving character of capital
By Sue Surkes
File - Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion casts his vote at a polling station in Jerusalem, during the municipal elections on February 27, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 17, 2024, 10:10 am
Ultra-Orthodox parties to head Jerusalem’s most powerful municipal committees
Reelected mayor Moshe Lion forms coalition comprising entire city council, where Haredim hold unprecedented majority; secularist Havilio gets compromise seat on planning committee
By ToI Staff
The Epstein project planned for west Jerusalem, dubbed the Burj Jerusalem. (Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture)
April 9, 2024, 11:01 am
Planned ‘Jerusalem Burj’ skyscraper draws opposition over proximity to landmarks
200 objections lodged against plans for 200-meter tower, designed by Burj Khalifa architect’s firm, to overlook Yad Vashem and Mount Herzl military cemetery; would be capital’s tallest building
By Sue Surkes
St. Andrew's Church on Bible Hill, Jerusalem. (Tzafit Shelef, Council for Conservation of Heritage Sites in Israel)
March 12, 2024, 7:07 pm
Jerusalem mayor reverses support for large development at Bible Hill nature spot
Following widespread public objection, municipality backs away from plan for hotel and commercial center on central site overlooking Old City
By Sue Surkes
People visit blooming lupine flowers on Mitzpetel, in Jerusalem, March 1, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
August 9, 2023, 1:24 am
State freezes plan to build police station on beloved Jerusalem hill
Responding to petition by locals opposed to building station on site known for springtime carpets of blue lupines, authorities tell court they’re reviewing alternative locations
By Sue Surkes
Screen capture of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's private residence on Gaza Street in Jerusalem. (iMaps)
February 21, 2023, 7:06 pm
Detailed plans of Netanyahu’s Jerusalem home were reportedly available online
Information, said to include planned fortifications, layout of rooms and location of bulletproof windows, said to have been on Jerusalem Planning Administration website
By ToI Staff
Workers take a break before European Union officials visit the construction site for the Givat Hamatos neighborhood in East Jerusalem, November 16, 2020. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo/ File)
September 5, 2022, 10:05 pm
Israel advances plan for controversial Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem
Givat Shaked project, slated to include 700 housing units, criticized for cutting off development options for Arab residents of adjacent Beit Safafa
By Jeremy Sharon
Workers take a break before European Union officials visit the construction site for the Givat Hamatos neighborhood in East Jerusalem, November 16, 2020. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo/ File)
July 26, 2022, 1:39 am
Jerusalem panel advances new Jewish neighborhood that would bisect Palestinian areas
District Planning and Building Committee approves project in Lower Aqueduct that breaks up contiguity between Sur Baher and Beit Safafa, complicating prospects for 2-state solution
By Jeremy Sharon
Palestinian laborers work at a construction site in a new housing project in Har Homa in East Jerusalem, July 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
July 12, 2022, 9:28 pm
Ahead of Biden visit, Israel delays hearing on construction in East Jerusalem
Shaked claims that building meeting is delayed for only a week, while opposition MKs slam government for ‘destructive measures’ that are a ‘surrender to terror’
By Jacob Magid and Amy Spiro
A general view of the Givat Hamatos neighborhood in east Jerusalem, on November 15, 2020. (AP Photo/ Mahmoud Illean)
January 17, 2022, 9:09 pm
Committee advances plans for new Jerusalem homes beyond Green Line
Proposed neighborhood of Lower Aqueduct would include 1,465 units, with around half of the area in East Jerusalem
By Aaron Boxerman
US President Bill Clinton (right) shakes hands with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at the White House after their Oval Office meeting and joint news conference, November 12, 1993. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson)
December 8, 2021, 5:56 pm
Israel advances East Jerusalem project 25 years after promising Clinton to trash it
Neighborhood to be located on land then-PM moved to expropriate in 1995, sparking outcry; Security Council resolution was vetoed by US in exchange for Rabin backtrack
By Jacob Magid
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
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