Tag: Jerusalem

  • Haaretz: Housing Ministry to issue tender for building 120 homes in Har Homa

    To view original article, published in Haaretz on the 30th May 2008, click here Days before Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s departure for Washington, Housing Minister Ze’ev Boim announced Friday that his ministry will issue a tender on Sunday for the construction of hundreds of housing units in two controversial East Jerusalem neighborhoods: 120 units in…

  • J-Post: Quiet inauguration for West Bank police HQ

    By Etgar Lefkovits, published in the Jerusalem Post on 20th May 2008. To view original article click here A new police station has quietly opened in E1, an area between Jerusalem and the West Bank settlement of Ma’ale Adumim that has been a subject of continuing controversy. The station, which will serve as the new…

  • Alt-Arch: From Shiloah to Silwan – Urgent Update

    By: From Shiloah to Silwan: An Alternative Archaeological Tour of Ancient Jerusalem More links are available in the website http://www.alt-arch.org During the last months the efforts to raise awareness and to try to change the deteriorating situation in Silwan in East Jerusalem have gained momentum. We offer a short update and invite you to take…

  • Haaretz: Plan puts shul in Arab part of Jerusalem

    By Akiva Eldar To view original article, published in Haaretz, click here The Jerusalem municipality has begun the process of approving a plan for a new housing complex, including a synagogue, in the heart of the Arab neighborhood of Silwan south of the Old City. The plan, submitted by the right-wing Elad association, includes 10…

  • Nakba survivors return to their homes in Jerusalem

    On 12th of May 2008 around 200 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals gathered at Jerusalem Theatre situated in West Jerusalem to raise awareness and remember the Nakba by listening to a few of the stories from the victims. The event which started around 4.30pm, took the 150 attendants on a tragic tour of West Jerusalem, traveling…