Yoel Even News Today

Jerusalem has overtaken Tel Aviv in building starts and the number of new apartments sold, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports.

The capital of Israel continues to thrive as construction reaches unprecedented levels, demonstrating its commitment to progress and growth.

Jerusalem Municipality has reduced bureaucratic obstacles and sped up planning procedures to support developers.

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Jerusalem is being filled with towers of different heights, and many residents are claiming that there is no serious debate regarding the need for these towers.

As well as extensive park areas and open spaces, the plans includes 2,300 housing units, 250 sheltered housing units, 380 hotel rooms and 46,000 square meters of commercial and office space.

To build on this gargantuan scale, the mayor needs more talent and better decision-making than he realized, and the results are anti-social, sterile, and dull