Israel’s Planning and Construction Committee approved Tuesday the construction of thousands of settlement units in Occupied Jerusalem.
According to the Israeli daily Haaretz the occupation authorities deem the move as vital due to the land shortage in Jerusalem.
The Society for the Protection of Nature and other environmental NGOs objected the move which they said would bring about heavy ecological damage.
The approved plan signals the go ahead for the establishment of 4000 settlement units in a 600-hectare-area.
Expert in Israeli settlement affairs Khalil al-Tufakji said the bid unravels Israeli attempts to prevent by all means possible the establishment of an independent Palestinian state having Jerusalem as its capital.
