RELATED:Ma’aleh Adumim and Ariel beg PM to okay new buildingPM: US turned down 3-month freeze, Israel was willing"We are very concerned, especially from the international reaction that would further harm the already eroded position of the State of Israel," Army Radio quoted Oppenheimer as saying.Jerusalem Council member Meir Margalit (Meretz) said that "the plan is a more serious and dangerous step than all the previous plans for construction beyond the Green Line.""This is a confirmation of the death of the peace process," Margalit told Army Radio.The housing plan passed the necessary steps quickly, since the idea first came to light in July 2008.Although it will take time before construction begins on the housing units, discussion of the plan by the local committee signals a step toward the goal, Army Radio said.Officials from Jerusalem's City Hall emphasized Sunday morning that the plan was brought forth by private entrepreneurs and was promoted by the Jerusalem Development Authority."City hall continues to advance the new buildings for Arabs and Jews according to the plan's outline," the officials said. "New construction in Jerusalem is essential to the development of the city, and regardless of that, the local committee is committed to discussing any plan that is submitted to it, according to the law."
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RELATED:Ma’aleh Adumim and Ariel beg PM to okay new buildingPM: US turned down 3-month freeze, Israel was willing"We are very concerned, especially from the international reaction that would further harm the already eroded position of the State of Israel," Army Radio quoted Oppenheimer as saying.Jerusalem Council member Meir Margalit (Meretz) said that "the plan is a more serious and dangerous step than all the previous plans for construction beyond the Green Line.""This is a confirmation of the death of the peace process," Margalit told Army Radio.The housing plan passed the necessary steps quickly, since the idea first came to light in July 2008.Although it will take time before construction begins on the housing units, discussion of the plan by the local committee signals a step toward the goal, Army Radio said.Officials from Jerusalem's City Hall emphasized Sunday morning that the plan was brought forth by private entrepreneurs and was promoted by the Jerusalem Development Authority."City hall continues to advance the new buildings for Arabs and Jews according to the plan's outline," the officials said. "New construction in Jerusalem is essential to the development of the city, and regardless of that, the local committee is committed to discussing any plan that is submitted to it, according to the law."