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Last update - 14:42 02/06/2009
U.S. demands Israel halt construction in East Jerusalem market
By Akiva Eldar
Tags: Israel News, settlements 

Washington is furious over the Interior Ministry's anticipated approval of a plan to build a new hotel in East Jerusalem, just 100 meters from the Old City's walls. The plan, which would see the demolition of a wholesale market and kindergarten, is slated to be approved today.

In conversations with Israeli officials, senior American officials have made it clear that they want Israel to freeze all plans for expanding the Jewish presence in East Jerusalem, and especially in the Holy Basin - the area adjacent to the Old City.

The regional planning and building committee for Jerusalem will discuss the plan Tuesday. It was submitted by the Jerusalem municipality, which owns the land on which the hotel is slated to be built, and the state-owned Jerusalem Development Authority, which will actually construct it.
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The site in question is in the wholesale market, just east of the Rockefeller Museum.

The Interior Ministry's district planning office told Haaretz that it will recommend the plan's approval.

The plan calls for a 200-room hotel that will be nine stories tall on its eastern face (where the ground is lower). It will also include a commercial building, which will be five stories tall on its eastern face, plus another three stories underground.

The plan will require the existing wholesale market to be demolished, along with a Palestinian kindergarten.

The hotel plan is only one of several proposals for expanding the Jewish presence in East Jerusalem. Another, which would involve evicting hundreds of Palestinians from King's Valley, on the outskirts of Silwan, was approved Monday by the Jerusalem municipality's planning committee despite the opposition of the city's legal advisor, Yossi Havilio.

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      1.   Nonsense 03:57  |  Daniel 02/06/09
      2.   Israel is a Jewish country... 04:05  |  danny 02/06/09
      3.   Make it news in the U.S. TV coverage is needed 04:17  |  American 02/06/09
      4.   land robery 04:26  |  bashar 02/06/09
      5.   Ein Brera 04:30  |  shlomo 02/06/09
      6.   Israel`s not taking orders from Obama - or anyone 04:32  |  Marco 02/06/09
      7.   Number 1 04:46  |  Simone 02/06/09
      8.   It fits here, too 04:49  |  Lia D`Elana 02/06/09
      9.   Kings Valley palestinian ? Which pal King has ever been there ? 04:50  |  Absolute Sweden 02/06/09
      10.   Sad (re: #1) 05:25  |  MarcJ 02/06/09
      11.   fine 05:26  |  el 02/06/09
      12.   Re:Israel is a Jewish country... 05:32  |  Hasib 02/06/09
      13.   Re:Israel`s not taking orders from Obama - or anyone 05:33  |  Hasib 02/06/09
      14.   Lets Not Build in Eastern Washington DC either 05:53  |  whitestar16 02/06/09
      15.   #2 Danny. Which Israel? 05:53  |  Maureen Ann 02/06/09
      16.   keep on "truckin`"...build baby build 06:07  |  Mark 02/06/09
      17.   USA the axis of evil why don`t you stop building in Whashington? 06:08  |  Joe 02/06/09
      18.   The US can go F&*#! itself 06:09  |  Joe 02/06/09
      19.   hundreds of who? 06:11  |  david 02/06/09
      20.   Making Holy places a big ol` tourist site... 06:24  |  BBSNews 02/06/09
      21.   Obama just capitualted. Who is he to say anything? 06:29  |  Mark Lincoln 02/06/09
      22.   U.S.A 06:38  |  Gary 02/06/09
      23.   Tell Obama that Israel will comply immediately 07:07  |  Geroni-shmo 02/06/09
      24.   BBSnews, bringing terrorists to your city 07:13  |  DAVID 02/06/09
      25.   The Michelle factor Mark Lincoln... 07:40  |  BBSNews 02/06/09
      26.   If Israel is Jewish ,why are you defacing all Arab existance 07:53  |  US citizen 02/06/09
      27.   welcome to washington 07:53  |  lincoln 02/06/09
      28.   The Great Lie about Jerusalem. 08:06  |  Mario Sala 02/06/09
      29.   "Rogue State" HAHAHA YOU ARE HILARIOUS BBS 08:17  |  GZLives 02/06/09
      30.   Hey danny in ny, your god is not bigger than my god... 08:29  |  BBSNews 02/06/09
      31.   Undivided Jerusalem 08:37  |  Freddy 02/06/09
      32.   remove the legal houses then remove illegal ones 09:27  |  muslim-- 02/06/09
      33.   No problem 09:53  |  Gregor 02/06/09
      34.   #12 Simply untrue, Mark Lincoln - 2nd try 09:58  |  Johnboy 02/06/09
      35.   #14 It`s how this present US Administration sees Israel, GZLives 10:15  |  Johnboy 02/06/09
      36.   This is criminal 10:17  |  Abu Firas Al Qudsi 02/06/09
      37.   Israel`s politicians would not listen 10:24  |  Sunday 02/06/09
      38.   Build 10:55  |  Darlene 02/06/09
      39.   Holy Place a tourist site 11:12  |  Clock 02/06/09
      40.   Keep building in E. Jeruslaem 11:12  |  michael 02/06/09
      41.   A DIRECT CHALLANGE FROM DESPERATE ZIONISTS 11:29  |  indrajaya 02/06/09
      42.   J-lem municipality senses reality 11:37  |  Richelle 02/06/09
      43.   The world doesn`t stop while waiting for the Pals 11:44  |  Peter Williams 02/06/09
      44.   # 27, RICHELLE 12:07  |  indrajaya 02/06/09
      45.   Domestic Issues no Business of Americans 12:08  |  shmuel 02/06/09
      46.   FIRAS Criminal? like trashing the foundations under Al Aqsa 12:23  |  PETER SM 02/06/09
      47.   Barak Hussein Obama has indicated 12:38  |  Chris Linthwaite 02/06/09
      48.   Abu Firas. assalamu alheikum 12:53  |  john and the truth 02/06/09
      49.   Israeli policies toward Palestinians 12:56  |  Tony Garcia 02/06/09
      50.   You can almost smell the coming war. 13:03  |  Michael 02/06/09
      51.   shmuel & domestic issues 13:42  |  jennifer 02/06/09
      52.   BBS If Israel was like Mugabe they would be honored guests in 14:12  |  PETER SM 02/06/09
      53.   When I was last in Jerusalem 14:19  |  jackie 02/06/09
      54.   It seems to me 14:27  |  John 02/06/09
      55.   Do we need another Bangladesh? 14:44  |  Zev Davis 02/06/09
      56.   Carry on giving the US the finger and see what happens idiots! 14:54  |  David 02/06/09
      57.   Jews were in East Jerusalem but expelled in 47-8 14:54  |  Paul Freedman 02/06/09
      58.   Obama stop building because Jerusalem is the Jewish center 14:55  |  r 02/06/09
      59.   obama is trying to turn capitalism into a crime to impress arabs 15:07  |  zionist forever 02/06/09
      60.   We Are Not The Cherokee Tribe 15:08  |  Yehiel 02/06/09
      61.   To Daniel #1 15:24  |  Sam Soul 02/06/09
      62.   what next 15:30  |  oz 02/06/09
      63.   Obama Took Over GM and Now Jerusalem? 15:31  |  Jane 02/06/09
      64.   demands.......... demands ! 15:54  |  Geronimo 02/06/09
      65.   Watch `em carefully; Israel will try anything. 15:57  |  WHG 02/06/09
      66.   If East Jerusalem belongs to Israel, give its residents passports 16:09  |  Ana 02/06/09
      67.   #22 Freddy ...."Jerusalem will remain the capital 16:11  |  Lynn 02/06/09
      68.   To No. 10: David 16:12  |  Ana 02/06/09
      69.   EAGELS FAN 16:14  |  OZ 02/06/09
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      72.   do like us 16:22  |  bar kochva 02/06/09
      73.   AlHisbeh 16:25  |  Joe 02/06/09
      74.   More truths- when half of Jerusalem was under Jordanian rule 16:28  |  Nechama 02/06/09
      75.   palestinian control over Jerusalem 16:36  |  Paul 02/06/09
      76.   #5, shlomo from Prague. Exercise in English: 16:37  |  zmogus 02/06/09
      77.   BBSNews 16:38  |  Cool B 02/06/09
      78.   Let`s hope they start building 16:40  |  Natalie Hearst 02/06/09
      79.   In Big US Cities 16:48  |  Shimon 02/06/09
      80.   Yehiel 16:48  |  janet 02/06/09
      81.   Check Wikipedia 16:49  |  Nechama 02/06/09
      82.   Nechama 16:58  |  Realist 02/06/09
      83.   gate 16:59  |  ehud 02/06/09
      84.   I`m not on a res` Yehiel... 17:00  |  BBSNews 02/06/09
      85.   Last lesson of the day - give them a state? 17:02  |  Nechama 02/06/09
      86.   Lynn #63 and the `poor people` in your neighborhood 17:04  |  Roo 02/06/09
      87.   #31 Johnboy.....has Obama given you a cabinet appointment? 17:13  |  Lynn 02/06/09
      88.   #39 Richelle...because they are Jordanian citizens 17:16  |  Lynn 02/06/09
      89.   Real Demographic problem in the region... 17:20  |  I Love Israel 02/06/09
      90.   #20, Mark Lincoln 17:37  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/06/09
      91.   east jerusalem 17:39  |  ethel 02/06/09
      92.   # 85, NECHAMA 17:48  |  indrajaya 02/06/09
      93.   danny on Israel is a Jewish Country 17:51  |  Yaakov Sullivan 02/06/09
      94.   By Fiat It Shall Be 17:54  |  Yaakov Sullivan 02/06/09
      95.   #2 18:12  |  A 02/06/09
      96.   Mark Lincoln - Thanks for the good news 18:12  |  Good News Received 02/06/09
      97.   #81 Nechama re Wikipedia 18:14  |  ballistic 02/06/09
      98.   #89 Cupcake Lynn, most of the zealots 18:23  |  ballistic 02/06/09
      99.   the road 18:33  |  oz 02/06/09
      100.   bbsn 18:37  |  oz 02/06/09
      101.   Why do the Lefties cite S. Africa .... 18:50  |  Jasper 02/06/09
      102.   Abu Firas al Qudsi at 36, how right you are! 19:10  |  Ben Alofs 02/06/09
      103.   Turns Out The Hotel Thing is a Lie 19:31  |  Jane 02/06/09
      104.   As a U.S. taxpayer 19:47  |  Tito 02/06/09
      105.   If the land is owned 19:58  |  Jennifer 02/06/09
      106.   abu firas 19:59  |  oz 02/06/09
      107.   #3 American What and spend money to cover it? that isnt like you 20:04  |  BIG SUR 02/06/09
      108.   Danny - East Jerusalem is not Israel 20:10  |  Palestinian brit 02/06/09
      109.   #102 Jane they forget that Jerusalem is 100% Jewish owned 20:11  |  Big Sur 02/06/09
      110.   Obama isnt going far enough 20:27  |  Paul Dununfola 02/06/09
      111.   Fully Support Israel 20:34  |  David 02/06/09
      112.   Thank G-d 20:35  |  Yaron 02/06/09
      113.   Daniel regarding Israel is Jewish 20:40  |  Palestinian Prince 02/06/09
      114.   #71 Joe Kelsall re new look in Jerusalem 20:41  |  Big Sur 02/06/09
      115.   Double pump to "fine" 20:48  |  Weak American 02/06/09
      116.   I LOVE ISRAEL #89, Obama, Bush, nor God 20:48  |  Mike McKenna 02/06/09
      117.   Withhold economic, military aid if Israel`s land grabs continue 20:48  |  John 02/06/09
      118.   #105 Jennifer, the land is occupied territory. 21:55  |  Labhras 02/06/09
      119.   efore you spout off that the kindergarten , Market are destroyed 22:15  |  Big Sur 02/06/09
      120.   If I forget thee.... 22:18  |  Big Sur 02/06/09
      121.   #87 You only need to read the news, Lynn 13:43  |  Johnboy 03/06/09
      122.   #120 Big Sur 14:11  |  Jim 03/06/09
      123.   22 to 1? 17:52  |  Shmuel 23/06/09
      124.   demographic facts is 3.2 vs. 3.4 07:47  |  Miron 29/06/09
      125.   To Absolute Sweden #9 `which Pal King has there ever been?` 08:30  |  Colin Wright 29/06/09
      126.   re Joe #17 08:32  |  Colin Wright 29/06/09
      127.   Re: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem" 08:32  |  Miron 29/06/09
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