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Last update - 08:49 25/03/2009 Jerusalem freezes plan for Jewish homes in Arab area By Akiva Eldar Tags: palestinians, israel news  The Jerusalem municipality has frozen a plan for a new Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem that was initiated by the right-wing group Ateret Cohanim. The city's legal adviser, Yosef Havilio, informed Meretz city councilman Pepe Alalo that he has frozen plans for the construction of 230 housing units in the area of Abu Dis, east of the Old City. Havilio made the decision in response to a request by Alalo and attorney Danny Zeidman, who represents the nonprofit organization Ir Amim. Advertisement Havilio said at least one structure and an addition to another have already been built without permits in the neighborhood, known as Kedmat Tzion. "It is not proper for the Jerusalem municipality to submit a plan intended to retroactively approve violations of building laws," he added. A few weeks ago, the municipality submitted an objection to the Regional Planning and Construction Committee against a plan to retroactively approve illegal construction in Silwan, a Palestinian neighborhood of East Jerusalem. Havilio also told the last meeting of the municipal finance committee that he had ordered plans for Kedmat Tzion to be put on hold. Kedmat Tzion's backers say that ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Mea She'arim neighborhood purchased the land in question at the beginning of the 20th century, over 100 years ago. Related articles: U.S. furious over Israel's demolition of East Jerusalem homes Housing minister: No politically motivated delays on Jewish homes in E. Jerusalem Shas chair demands that PM unfreeze E. J'lem construction plan Bookmark to del.icio.us   Failing Gilad Leaders of the effort to free captured IDF soldier take stock of their failed campaign. Swapping Jews for Nazis 500 Jews were spared thanks to Nazi-affiliated Templers living in the Holy Land   1.   Wrong Decision 06:40  |  Khaled 25/03/09   2.   The entirety of the Land of Israel belongs exclusively to the ... 07:19  |  Jean Van Daem 25/03/09   3.   And so it begins 07:36  |  Natallie Durson 25/03/09   4.   Not Right - We Have The Right To Build On Our Land! 09:01  |  JM 25/03/09   5.   Reply to Jean Van Daem 10:01  |  Amir 25/03/09   6.   Aliya 10:20  |  friend 25/03/09   7.   Should be cancelled, anulled ... not "frozen"... 10:25  |  Esther 25/03/09   8.   Hard but Wise Decision 11:28  |  B 25/03/09   9.   They probably have the deed, too 11:58  |  Colin Wright 25/03/09   10.   Quite a lot of people actually, "friend" 13:02  |  Murray 25/03/09   11.   Yes No deferred 13:52  |  Winston 25/03/09   12.   Kidmat Zion is still alive 14:16  |  Ari Cohen 25/03/09   13.   Keep politics away from progress and new Jerusalem building 14:27  |  Don Lary 25/03/09   14.   #2 15:28  |  Joe 25/03/09   15.   Don Lary: very much political 16:00  |  AT 25/03/09   16.   and as for the notarised document ... 19:01  |  Murray 25/03/09   17.   Was this among the areas that was... 19:18  |  Forrest Schmidt 25/03/09   18.   #13 00:15  |  Hank 10/04/09   19.   The Land of Israel 12:44  |  Paul Rose 26/04/09

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