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Sue Surkes is The Times of Israel s environment reporter. An appeals committee approves plans to build some 5,000 residential units at Reches Lavan, a popular site of agricultural terraces and springs just west of Jerusalem. Reches Lavan (White Ridge) named for its light, chalky rock is located near the Jerusalem Zoo and the southwest neighborhoods of Kiryat Hayovel, Givat Masua and Ein Kerem, and Moshav Ora just outside the city. Home to Mediterranean vegetation and large mammals such as mountain gazelle and hyena, the whole area, with its natural springs and spring-fed pools, serves as a green backyard for Jerusalemites. Activists are now pledging to take their case to the courts. They fear that the planners will start with construction on Reches Lavan before moving on to build on other hills Mount Harat, Mitzpe Naftoah in Ramot, the slopes of Moshav Ora and a spur near Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem, one ridge at a time.

Ein keremIsrael generalKiryat hayovelMount haratWhite ridgeLavan white ridgeGivat masuaMitzpe naftoahNational planning councilSociety for the protection of natureReches lavanJerusalem zooMoshav oraHadassah hospitalMinister alon schusterDov greenblat