Israeli occupation authorities on Wednesday approved a major expansion of an east Al-Quds (Jerusalem) settlement, signing off on plans to add 176 units.
The expansion would create the largest Israeli settlement inside a Palestinian neighborhood of the city, NGOs say. It will allow the Nof Zion settlement to add 176 housing units to the 91 existing units.
The settlement is located in the annexed east Al-Quds Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber. The plans were approved by a planning committee in the city, Al-Quds’ Israeli Deputy Mayor Meir Turjeman told AFP.
Peace Now and other NGOs say the approvals would make Nof Zion the largest Israeli settlement inside any Palestinian neighborhood of east Al-Quds and possibly also of the occupied West Bank.
Most settlements, particularly in the West Bank, are located outside of Palestinian residential areas. They are typically far larger than Nof Zion.
Zionist forces occupied east Jerusalem in the Six-Day War of 1967 and later annexed it in a move never recognized by the international community.
Source: AFP
