Panel rejects original plan for mixed religious-secular town aimed largely at IDF personnel and their families, saying it would compete unfairly with Beersheba, other Negev towns
Energy Ministry warns domestic supply will fail to meet high demand for construction materials to build homes, roads, infrastructure, per current growth rates
With blue flowers carpeting Mitzpe-Tel in the East Talpiot neighborhood of the capital, residents plead for their small patch of nature to be left alone
Earthworks and landscaping are aimed at attracting visitors, tourists, with plans to make water safe for swimming; the cleanup will still leave Jordan, Palestinians high and dry
