Israeli construction plan to encircle Jerusalem The Jerusalem municipality has moved forward on 540 new housing units in the controversial Har Homa neighborhood across the Green Line, a plan that will encircle Jerusalem on three sides.
A general view of part of the Jewish east Jerusalem settlement of Ramat Shlomo is pictured on Nov. 16, 2020 in Jerusalem, Israel.
April 8, 2021
Jerusalem’s Local Planning Committee has approved several plans for construction of new homes in the west and the east of the city. But one plan in particular irked leftist and anti-occupation groups: 540 new housing units to be built in the Har Homa neighborhood in the southeast of Jerusalem, beyond the Green Line.