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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 431

Jerusalem Planning and Building Committee

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
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
The Jerusalem site formerly known as the Allenby Barracks, a planned location for a second campus of the US Embassy (Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)
January 19, 2021, 5:09 pm
Jerusalem deputy mayor dreams of int’l ’embassy district’ close to US legation
Unveiling details of new US embassy compound planned for city’s Hebron Road, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum says plenty of empty space nearby for other countries to put down diplomatic roots
By Sue Surkes
Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III arrives at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank City of Bethlehem, built atop the site where Christians believe Jesus was born, on Christmas Eve according to the Eastern Orthodox calendar, on January 6, 2017. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
November 22, 2017, 10:36 am
Selling holy land: Inside the Greek Patriarchate’s Jerusalem property deals
As embattled patriarch seeks overseas support for multi-million-dollar deals that are sparking Israeli and Palestinian controversy, here are the sales and the buyers
By Sue Surkes
Sunset over a construction site next to the Jewish East Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo on November 21, 2016. (Sebi Berens/Flash90)
November 8, 2017, 8:45 pm
Israel grants building permits for 240 homes in East Jerusalem
Jerusalem Planning and Building Committee approves 90 homes in Gilo and 150 in Ramat Shlomo in addition to 44 units in Arab Beit Hanina
By Jacob Magid
The Nof Zion neighborhood in Jabel Mukaber, East Jerusalem. (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
October 25, 2017, 2:55 pm
Israel approves 176 new Jewish homes in East Jerusalem
Building boom will make Nof Zion the largest Israeli enclave in a Palestinian neighborhood of the capital, say opposing NGOs
By AFP and ToI Staff
An undated photo of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Nof Zion in Jabel Mukabar (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
October 23, 2017, 3:58 am
176 new homes set for approval in Jewish enclave in East Jerusalem
Planning committee to meet Wednesday to okay tripling size of Nof Zion, located inside Arab neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
An undated photo of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Nof Zion in Jabel Mukabar (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
September 7, 2017, 6:28 am
Jerusalem to reportedly okay tripling Jewish enclave inside Arab neighborhood
Planning committee said set to approve construction of 176 new housing units in Nof Zion, inside the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
The East Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo, November 17, 2015. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)
November 20, 2016, 3:39 pm
Trump win spurs plans for Jerusalem building spree over Green Line
Officials unconcerned by potential rebuke from outgoing Obama administration, say new housing will ‘send message’ to president-elect
By Tamar Pileggi
Monday, Oct. 31, 2016 photo, Israeli Knesset member, Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party, spoke during an interview with The Associated Press, in his office at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
November 12, 2016, 3:28 pm
Lapid urges Israeli caution on Mideast conflict after Trump election
Yesh Atid leader says politicians making assumptions on incoming administration’s positions should be far more patient, and careful
By ToI Staff
A simulation by the Architects' Union shows 'The Pyramid,' planned by architect Daniel Libeskind, as it would look when completed. (Courtesy Architects' Union)
October 29, 2015, 12:36 pm
Jerusalem planning panel limits height of proposed pyramid
Structure reduced from 165 meters — which would have been 80 meters taller than the next-tallest building — to 108
By Jonathan Beck
Czech Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek in Jerusalem, November 5, 2014 (photo credit: Andras Lacko)
November 5, 2014, 7:49 pm
Czech FM: Settlements suggest Israel uninterested in peace
We won’t unilaterally recognize Palestine, says Lubomír Zaorálek, but without a state, Palestinians can’t be expected to ‘help create Israeli security’
By Raphael Ahren
A view of the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramot, most of which lies over the Green Line. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 5, 2014, 12:07 pm
Committee approves East Jerusalem building permits
Of the 306 units, 28 were new submissions, while remainder were renewals that had previously been okayed
By Spencer Ho
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with US President Barack Obama in the White House, October 1, 2014 (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
October 3, 2014, 1:10 am
Obama choosing not to turn Jerusalem building dispute into major crisis
Washington insiders largely unfazed by latest US-Israel spat, focusing on low-key Obama response rather than strident critiques from spokespeople
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
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