Israel E1 settlement scheme ‘wins planning approval’
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | December 5, 2012 21:42
An Israeli plan to build new settler homes in a sensitive area near Jerusalem passed a first hurdle Wednesday, sparking fury from the Palestinians, who said building there would end all hopes of peace.
The Civil Administration’s planning committee “approved the programme for new building in the E1 area between Jerusalem and Maaleh Adumim,” public radio said.
Public radio said the committee had approved plans for 3,200 homes in E1 and in annexed east Jerusalem, which would now be made available for public objections.
“For two months the public will be able to submit objections to the project and after that the debate on continuing it will continue,” it said.
Army radio ran a similar report, saying the Civil Administration had “approved moving ahead with the project to build in E1 between Jerusalem and Maaleh Adumim.”Observers say Israeli plans to build in E1 and connect Maaleh Adumim with east Jerusalem would effectively prevent the future establishment of a contiguous Palestinian state, dooming the two-state solution.
Earlier, an Israeli official confirmed that the defence ministry committee had begun examining plans to build in E1 that have been on hold since 2005 following heavy US pressure.
“After that it will need to go through another few stages,” he told AFP.
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