The Israeli municipality of Occupied Jerusalem announced plans on Tuesday to expropriate land in the Arab neighborhood of Ras Al-Amud next to a Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives.
The move is the first step towards the construction of a visitor center to serve those visiting the Jewish burial ground in the area.
According to the Hebrew daily Haaretz newspaper the center is to be built in between the main road running through the neighborhood and the wall surrounding the cemetery nearby a recently closed mosque. It is not far from al-Aqsa Mosque as well.
The planned visitor center aims at seizing 1300 square meters of Occupied Jerusalem lands. The project can be appealed within 60 days before the issuance of a construction permit.
