Jerusalem Neighborhood Stopped; Councilman Protests
A fresh Jewish neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem,fair a mile away from the Kotel, has been stopped by the city’s legal counsel, Attorney Yossi Havilio. He requested all budgeting for the Kidmat Zion project stopped on the grounds that it “paves the way for construction violations.”
In a letter to Havilio, councilman Gabbai writes, “It is unacceptable to have construction of a Jewish neighborhood in the eastern portion of the city banned since of supposed legal concerns of this nature, while in [western Jerusalem neighborhood] Rehavia, building is allowed under the same circumstances.”
Gabbai, a member of the city’s National Religious Party faction, threatens to hold up all construction in Rehavia on the grounds that it “paves the way for construction violations,” until the ban is removed from Kidmat Zion.
“Of course we execute not object to construction in Rehavia,” Gabbai explained to Arutz-7, “yet we demand that Havilio give equal treatment to all.right as he allows such plans in Rehavia, he must do the same for Kidmat Zion.”
Gabbai stated that he has already received a reply from Havilio, saying, “I will gaze into the points you raise.”
Kidmat Tziyon is a Jewish project on Jewish-owned land within Jerusalem borders in the Arab-populated neighborhood of Abu Dis, which is mostly outside Jerusalem’s borders. Six households currently live there, however plans for 230 housing units have now been place on hold by Havilio.
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