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Israel delays project in eastern Jerusalem, citing need for environmental study

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke earlier this week with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the Atarot project.

A view of the predominantly Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in eastern Jerusalem. Photo by Mendy Hechtman/Flash90.
A view of the predominantly Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in eastern Jerusalem. Photo by Mendy Hechtman/Flash90.

The Jerusalem district planning and building committee delayed a settlement project in Atarot, an area of eastern Jerusalem.

The planned settlement was given preliminary approval last month. It would contain about 9,000 homes and be located within Jerusalem’s municipal boundaries, reported Reuters.

The building committee decided to put the brakes on the project on Monday, saying that an environmental study is needed.

According to the report, the Palestinian foreign ministry called the plan a bid to finalize “the separation of Jerusalem from our outlying Palestinian area.”

On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the project.

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