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Last update - 07:14 31/05/2008 Housing Min. to issue tender for construction in East J'lem neighborhood By Nadav Shragai, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Har Homa, East Jerusalem  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 Har Homa and 700 units in Pisgat Ze'ev. Both Har Homa and Pisgat Ze'ev are under the jurisdiction of the Jerusalem municipality, but are situated beyond the green line. Tens of thousands of people currently reside in each of them. In an interview with "Kol Hai" radio Friday, Boim said that he was waiting for the authorization of the defense minister before issuing an additional tender for the construction of 600 apartments in the settlement of Beitar Ilit, south of East Jerusalem, which is not under the jurisdiction of the Jerusalem municipality. Boim said that "the decision to issue tenders was meant as a gift to the city on the 41st anniversary of its emancipation." Advertisement The prime minister has frozen construction plans in both Har Homa and Pisgat Ze'ev, largely at the request of the United States over concerns that construction in these disputed areas could derail peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Last year, a tender was issued by Israel for the construction of 300 housing units in Har Homa, sparking harsh international criticism. Consequently, Olmert instructed that all future construction plans beyond the green line must be personally approved by him. He wrote at the time "construction, new building, expansion, preparation of plans, publication of residency tenders and confiscation of land stemming from other settlement activities in the (West Bank) area will not go forward and will not be implemented without requesting and receiving in advance approval by the defense minister and the prime minister." Earlier Friday, Palestinian sources confirmed that Olmert will hold a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas before he leaves for Washington Monday. The meeting will be closed, according to reports, without the negotiation teams headed by Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qureia. The two leaders will reportedly discuss the issues that Olmert will later bring up before U.S. President George W. Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Palestinian negotiator and Abbas aide Saeb Erekat said Friday that the meeting between the two leaders would include all final-status issues as well as Egyptian efforts to broker an unofficial truce between Israel and militants in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Related articles: PM: No West Bank construction without my prior approval Har Homa neighborhood slated for 'absentee' Palestinian land PM plans to halt E. J'lem tenders, okay Har Homa Bookmark to del.icio.us   Bad immigrant Hezbollah spy said he acted as a 'Lebanese patriot and a Muslim.' When (he's) in Rome Israel to launch PR campaign against Ahmadinejad visit to UN summit in Rome.   1.   this is wonderful news. 16:32  |  giora 30/05/08   2.   Defense belt for Jerusalem 16:41  |  Dan 30/05/08   3.   Iran can help remove the illegal settlers from East Jerusalem 17:03  |  Aounist 30/05/08   4.   The future of Jerusalem 17:17  |  Jean Van Daem 30/05/08   5.   Har Homa or Homat Shmuel as the Jerusalem neighbourohood is 17:49  |  Aharon Yavin 30/05/08   6.   MORE ILLEGAL, IMMORAL COLONIES 17:56  |  JH 30/05/08   7.   response to Aounist "Iran" 19:14  |  Shimon 30/05/08   8.   JH Concord 19:20  |  Shimon 30/05/08   9.   Extremists 19:26  |  Smart Alec 30/05/08   10.   Blessed is God who rebuilds Jerusalem 19:37  |  Allon 30/05/08   11.   Blessed is God who rebuilds Jerusalem 19:37  |  Allon 30/05/08   12.   Shabbat Shalom 19:39  |  Allon 30/05/08   13.   #6, JH, more immoral comments 19:54  |  David 30/05/08   14.   Aounist, Iran is on way to remove ITSELF from Middle East 19:56  |  David 30/05/08   15.   Palestine is dead, only Israel and Jordan Palestine 19:57  |  David 30/05/08   16.   #6 I see... 20:11  |  Gili 30/05/08   17.   MORE THEFT 20:35  |  J 30/05/08   18.   WWII and German settlers in Poland/Checkslovakia all over again. 20:55  |  John 30/05/08   19.   The zionist squaters shall be removed. 20:59  |  John 30/05/08   20.   HarHoma is no where near any Arab E. J`lem. Look at a map! 21:40  |  Dr. L. Brnd 30/05/08   21.   It is clear that there won`t be a Palestinian state. 21:41  |  redmike 30/05/08   22.   Pretty sad really, AVARICE is a disgusting trait 21:55  |  MAN 30/05/08   23.   #6 21:58  |  cwarn 30/05/08   24.   It`s Our Damn Fault!! 22:00  |  Cool B 30/05/08   25.   "DISPUTED NEIGHBORHOOD" OR (AS U.N. SAY) "OCCUPIED NEIGHBORHOOD"? 22:12  |  HAARETZ 30/05/08   26.   CWAN, IF GOD FAVORS ISRAEL THEN DAMN GOD 22:43  |  JH 30/05/08   27.   Phrasing to achieve deception 23:03  |  Realist 30/05/08   28.   to - Hollywood in Florida - #24 he he he 23:29  |  redmike 30/05/08   29.   LONG OVERDUE DECISIONS 23:42  |  trumpeldor 30/05/08   30.   Until the Jordanians ethnically cleansed east Jerusalem 00:47  |  Gee 31/05/08   31.   Yea, more apartheid housing for JEWS ONLY 01:12  |  POP 31/05/08   32.   Capitals don`t even approach making it true, JH 01:40  |  Polybios 31/05/08   33.   #3 Aounist - You sound like a borken record 03:28  |  * BEN JABO 31/05/08   34.   #19 John - London 03:31  |  * BEN JABO 31/05/08   35.   Happy anniversary! 04:55  |  Daniel 31/05/08   36.   #28 POP YOU POOPER - YOU`RE POOPED OUT 06:23  |  POP`S KEEPER 31/05/08   37.   28 POP 06:41  |  leo 31/05/08   38.   Construction in Jerusalem. 07:34  |  Jean Van Daem 31/05/08   39.   POLYBIOS, ZIONISTS OWNED LESS THAN 7% OF LAND IN 1948 08:00  |  JH 31/05/08   40.   The net effect of the Left`s disapproval 08:13  |  Rowan 31/05/08   41.   Building in of all Jerusalem is good for both Jews & Arabs 10:26  |  Michael J 31/05/08   42.   Brynd 12:42  |  Palestinian Brit 31/05/08   43.   #28 Well, that`s one way of describing it, redmike 07:03  |  Johnboy 01/06/08   44.   #20 Brnd, it`s called Jabal al-Ghneim 11:59  |  Ben Alofs 01/06/08

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