Another 3,000 Israeli homes for Jerusalem and West Bank

The Netanyahu government has approved 3,000 new apartments for Jerusalem and the West Bank, its first response to the Palestinian application for UN nonmember status which was approved Thursday. Planning will also be expedited for new Israeli housing in the “E1” area linking Jerusalem and Maaleh Adummim, where it will counter the Palestinian construction apace on the northeastern edge of Jerusalem. More projects are in the Israeli pipeline.