Palestinian presidency slams huge Jerusalem settlement plan

The Palestinian presidency hit out Thursday at Israel’s approval for the construction of a huge settlement on land that once housed a Palestinian airport. Jerusalem’s municipal planning and construction committee last week approved the plan for the settlement, which reportedly includes the construction of about 11,000 housing units and amenities. Activists have warned that the settlement north of Jerusalem would cut the holy city off from the rest of the Palestinian territories. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, called Israeli approval of the plan “dangerou…

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