Israeli Minister of Housing and Construction Yoav Galant has launched a campaign to promote the construction of 300000 settlement units in east Jerusalem according to Israeli media.
Israeli Channel 10 said the planned construction was part of the so-called Israeli “Greater Jerusalem” bill which aims at annexing settlements built on lands sought by Palestinians for their future state.
According to the channel most of the planned homes will be built in areas beyond the Green Line which refers to the territories occupied by Israel during the 1967 war.
The move comes less than three weeks after US president Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital defying world opposition.
