Barkat condemns approval of east Jerusalem construction as reactionary
"It is a mistake to approve construction in Jerusalem only after a terror attack," says mayor; Elkin calls on PM to build more homes in Givat Hamatos to block contiguous Palestinian state.
Mayor Nir Barkat at the Jerusalem Marathon press conference this past March(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD, GIL HOFFMANUpdated: