Israel to use Absentee Property Law to approve 1,900 settlement units in Jerusalem – Middle East Monitor

The Planning and Building Committee in the Israeli controlled Jerusalem municipality intends to discuss a new plan for the expansion of illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem tomorrow as a first step toward approving the project.

The plan aims to expand what is known as the Gilo settlement south-eastward, on lands and olive groves owned by residents of the Palestinian city of Beit Jala. It includes the construction of 1,900 new settlement units on 176…