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| August 13, 2013
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Jerusalem Construction ‘ is Merely a Drop in the Ocean’

Jerusalem city representative enthusiastically welcomes the 200 new housing units, but remarks, ‘I would be happier if it were 8,000.’

By Maayana Miskin

 

The decision to allow construction projects in Jerusalem neighborhoods east and south of the 1949 armistice line is a good one, says Attorney Herzl Yehezkel, a city representative from the neighborhood of Homat Shmuel.

However, he told Arutz Sheva, Jerusalem’s fast-growing population needs far more housing than the few hundred units that will be built.

“I would be happy if they were building 8,000 units instead of 800,” he said. “The little bit that they are marketing is merely a drop in the ocean.” Continue Reading »

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| August 12, 2013
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Lapid sees new housing tenders as ‘double mistake’

 

Finance minister upset at decision to build new Jewish settlement homes beyond Green Line, but Jerusalem’s Mayor Barkat welcomes decision.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

 

Finance Minister Yair Lapid lashed out Sunday at the decision to build more than one thousand new homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, calling it “a double mistake.”

Finance Minister Yair Lapid

Finance Minister Yair Lapid – Photo: REUTERS

Lapid’s comments came on the heels of similar condemnation by Meretz leader, Zahava Gal-On, who accused the government of trying to stymie the nascent peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.

“Announcing the decision to market 1,200 housing units in east Jerusalem and in the larger settlement blocs at this time is a double mistake,” Lapid said in a statement.

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| July 17, 2013
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Judea & Samaria Higher Planning Council to debate building 1,071 new homes

As Kerry pushes for peace talks in Jordan, Planning Council to debate plan for constructing needed new homes.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF
 

 

The Higher Planning Council for Judea and Samaria is set to debate the advancement of plans for 1,072 new homes in West Bank settlements on Wednesday.

Modi'in Illit construction site [file].

Modi’in Illit construction site [file]. -Photo: REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magen

The debate comes as US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Jordan, where he will hold talks on the frozen Israeli-Palestinian peace process with the Arab League.According to the council’s agenda, it will debate a plan for 732 new homes in the Modi’in Illit settlement, located on the pre-1967 lines.The

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| July 10, 2013
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Gov’t agency ready to build 10,000 new homes

Housing Minister Uri Ariel, urges Netanyahu to solve housing crisis by approving the 10,000 units planned over the pre-1967 lines.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF, LAHAV HARKOV

 

 

 

Plans for 10,000 homes over the pre-1967 lines were ready to be marketed in Jerusalem and West Bank settlements, the Minister for Construction and Housing Uri Ariel (Bayit Yehudi) said on Wednesday as he called on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to solve his housing crisis by approving the projects.

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East Jerusalem – Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

 

“We have the ability to market 10,000 housing units in [east] Jerusalem and the settlement blocks in Judea and Samaria,” Ariel told the Knesset Finance Committee during a meeting on the housing budget for 2013-2014.

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| July 3, 2013
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Carmiel Official: 600 Families Need Housing Now

600 families are waiting for housing in Carmiel to become available.

Deputy Mayor of Carmiel: ‘This is a powder keg.’

By Maayana Miskin

 

There is a desperate shortage of public housing in the city of Carmiel in northern Israel, and if something is not done soon, some families on the waiting list may take “extreme measures,” Deputy Mayor of Carmiel Rina Greenberg warned Wednesday in an interview with Arutz Sheva.

Most of the roughly 600 families waiting for public housing are immigrant families, she said. Some have been waiting for as long as 15 years.

In the meantime, the families receive a housing stipend from the government, but it often does not cover the cost of rent. Continue Reading »

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| June 27, 2013
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New housings in Jerusalem approved on eve of Kerry visit

The additional housing units are part of a 1,000-housing unit project approved in August 2011 for Har Homa and other Jerusalem neighborhoods.

 

 

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Jerusalem municipality issued construction permits to build 69 new housing units in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa.

Har Homa neighborhood in Jerusalem, – Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Wednesday’s approval comes a day before the planned arrival of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as he attempts to bring Israel and the Palestinians back to the peace negotiating table.

The housing units are part of a 1,000-housing unit project approved in August 2011 for Har Homa and other nearby communities.

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| June 13, 2013
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After years of bureaucracy Itamar will grow by 538 new homes

 

Plans for Itamar settlement to be expanded by 538 housing units. The decision was made 2 years ago, following the Fogel family murder.

Housing Ministry statistics show that no new housing has been put up for sale in east Jerusalem since the beginning of the year.

By Efrat Forsher

 

 

Shortly before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returns to the Middle East in an attempt to renew negotiations, Israel’s planning bodies continue to move ahead with plans to expand the Itamar settlement by 538 housing units.

The entrance to the Itamar community in Judea and Samaria – Photo Oren Nachson

The entrance to the Itamar community in Judea and Samaria – Photo: Oren Nachson

Objections to the plan, which would increase the size of the settlement by a factor of five, are being heard this week.

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| May 30, 2013
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Lapid relays ‘revolutionary’ plan for lower housing prices

 

Israel’s Finance Minister Yair Lapid’s plan calls for the construction of 25,000 new residential units annually, and for first time, greater Tel Aviv & central Israel would be home for majority of the building.

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Finance Minister Yair Lapid unveiled on Wednesday his plan to reduce housing prices in Israel, calling for 25,000 new residential units to be built annually.

The greater Tel Aviv area is a priority region under Finance Minister Yair Lapid’s housing plan – Photo: Moshe Shai

The plan will be presented to the Housing Cabinet at its upcoming meeting on Monday.

The greater Tel Aviv area, greater Ashkelon area, central Israel, Jerusalem and Haifa would be defined as regions of demand, where 15,000 residential units would be built annually.

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| May 30, 2013
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Natanyahu’s Gov’t to Build 80,000 Housing Units

Gov’t plan calls 80,000 new housing units to be made available by end of 2014, and for marketing of plots for construction of at least 25,000 units per year.

By Gil Ronen

 

The Finance Ministry published the government’s housing plan for 2013-2014 Wednesday evening.

Har Homa neighborhood in Jerusalem

The multi-year plan calls for improvement of coordination between official agencies, enlarging the stock of housing plans, especially in the areas where there is high demand, and for a policy of urban renewal.

The plan calls for at least 80,000 new housing units to be made available by the end of 2014, and for marketing of plots for construction of at least 25,000 units annually. Continue Reading »

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| May 17, 2013
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No new building for Jews in Galilee

 

The gov’t is starting new housing construction in the Arab town Sakhnin and selling new apartments in the Arab village of Umm el-Fahm, but there are almost no new housing construction in any of the Jewish communities.

But, in the farming community of Migdal, only 30 housing units for young couples have been allowed in the last few years.

By Emily Amrousi

 

Not long ago, a police car stood at Migdal Junction near the Sea of Galilee and lay in wait for serious tax defaulters. The offenders were identified by their license plates. A police truck towed away cars that had been confiscated.

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| May 13, 2013
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East Jerusalem building plan delayed for political considerations

Construction bidding for 1,500 housing units for the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood has been delayed for 3 weeks

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Tenders to build 1,500 units in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood of east Jerusalem have been delayed by at least three weeks, despite Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s announcement last week that there was no change in policy on settlement building in the area, Army Radio reported Monday.

JERUSALEM’S RAMAT SHLOMO neighborhood.

JERUSALEM’S RAMAT SHLOMO neighborhood.
Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski/The Jerusalem Post

Ramat Shlomo is one of five Jerusalem ring neighborhoods, along with Gilo, Ramot, Pisgat Zev, and East Talpiyot, which are located across the 1967 Green Line. Continue Reading »

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| May 10, 2013
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US & PA condemn Israeli plans for building 296 homes in Beit El

Palestinian Authority says continued building of Jewish homes could sabotage US efforts to revive peace process.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF & KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

The Palestinian Authority and the US on Thursday condemned Israel’s decision to advance plans to build 296 homes in the West Bank Beit El settlement, warning that it could sabotage American efforts to revive the frozen peace talks.

Ulpana outpost near Beit El

Ulpana outpost near Beit El – Photo: REUTERS/Nir Elias

“We see this decision as a message to the US Administration and a blow to the peace process,” said PA presidency spokesman Nabil Abu Rdaineh.

“The Israeli government is aiming at dragging the area toward violence instead of peace and stability by approving such plans.

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| May 7, 2013
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West Bank Construction Freeze in Effect

Prime Minister tells Housing Minister to halt all new construction projects in Judea and Samaria.

By Maayana Miskin

 

 

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has requested that the Housing Ministry freeze new construction projects in Judea and Samaria (Shomron), IDF Radio (Galei Tzahal) reports.

Netanyahu met with Housing Minister Uri Ariel and asked him to halt promotion of new projects in the region, including by no longer putting up for bids tenders on new projects.

Just days ago Ariel said that if the state budget did not include funding for promised construction in Judea and Samaria, such as the planned project in E1 in Maaleh Adumim, his party would not support the budget. Continue Reading »

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| April 18, 2013
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Bank of Israel tested in new battle to tame Shekel

Central bank may intervene to weaken the Israeli Shekel since lowering its benchmark interest rate, now at 1.75%, could further inflame housing prices, which have rallied 50% in past 4 years.

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After standing by for months, the Bank of Israel has finally run out of patience and could face a lengthy battle to rein in the shekel as Japan’s massive stimulus drives funds into emerging markets.

Israeli shekel. - Photo Shutterstock

Israeli shekel. Gained more than 5% over past four months, posing risk to exports – Photo: Shutterstock

The shekel has gained more than 5% over the past four months against the dollar and the euro, posing a risk to Israel’s exports which account for 40% of economic activity. Continue Reading »

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| March 21, 2013
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Housing market for January sees fewer homes bought

After 3 months of growth, now many young Israelis are staying in parents’ home. This is expressed by January’s record 15% decline in number of sold homes.

By Ofer Petersburg

 

A total of 9,100 apartments were bought in Israel in January, a 15% drop compared to December, following an increase in the number of transactions in the three previous months.

Number of apartments purchased by investors down 23per cent - Photo-Sutterstock

Number of apartments purchased by investors down 23% – Photo: Sutterstock

Compared to January 2012, which will still affected by the social protest, there was a 22% rise in the number of transactions.

The decline in the number of sold apartments was felt all over the country, apart from the city of Hadera. Continue Reading »

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