Israel Received The Message--Trump Will Be In Your Corner

Trump Win to Spur Massive Building Wave in Jerusalem

By Abra Forman November 21, 2016 , 11:30 am

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“And the king sent and called for Shimi, and said unto him: Build thee a house in Yerushalayim, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.” I Kings 2:36 (The Israel Bible™)

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A new housing units in Ramot neighborhood on November 17, 2015. (Lior Mizrahi/Flash90)

The election of Donald Trump has led to the fast-tracking of plans to build 1,400 new homes in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo as Israel anticipates an end to the “de facto” building freeze in place during the Obama administration.

An official from the Jerusalem municipality said the construction in Ramat Shlomo, which is located past the Green Line, is set to be approved in light of Trump’s victory. Trump is widely expected to ease the US’s hardline anti-settlement policy, which led to frosty relations between the two allies over the past eight years and strangled building in Judea and Samaria.

“In Jerusalem, it’s as if Trump is already in office,” said the municipality official on Sunday, the Jerusalem Post reported. “The problem is that nobody knows what his policies will actually be.”

He dismissed any denouncement from the lame-duck administration. “Even if the [current] State Department or White House issues a condemnation, it won’t be worth much at this point.”

Construction in Ramat Shlomo has been hotly contested under Obama’s State Department, which claims that building Jewish homes in East Jerusalem threatens the possibility of a two-state solution.

However, as the official pointed out, “Anyone who has been to Ramot Shlomo knows that in any possible peace agreement – even peace plans put forward by the Palestinians – this neighborhood will stay a part of Israel.

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“In no way does this [construction] hinder the possibility of moving forward in peace.”

In addition to the Ramat Shlomo units, 3,000 units are planned for Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood, and 2,600 for the Givat Hamatos neighborhood, making up a total of over 7,000 new housing units for Jewish residents in Israel’s capital city.

In stark contrast to the diplomatic feud which accompanied the issue under Obama, Trump has promised that his administration will empower Israel to build. A Trump spokesman said shortly after the election that the president-elect “does not define settlements as obstacles to peace.”

Israeli settler leaders insist that there is “no question” Trump is supportive of the settlement movement and anticipate a “revolution in action” regarding Israel’s approach to building Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

However, the question of settlement under Trump has already sparked infighting in the Knesset between right-wingers, moderates, and leftists.

MK Nachman Shai, of the Zionist Union, said in response to reports of the Ramat Shlomo construction that whoever approves the measure is “out of his mind.”

Shai argued that the move would alienate Israel on the international stage and would be equivalent to “sticking a finger in the eyes of the incoming and outgoing American government.”

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Bravo To Netanyahu--Construction On Additional Housing Must Continue. No Matter What Israel Does, Palestinians Will NEVER Agree To Peace. Israel Must Do What Is In Their Best Interests!

Responding to Terror: Netanyahu Approves 1,000 New Homes in East Jerusalem

By Lea Speyer October 27, 2014 , 11:41 am

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“Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.” (Psalm 37:3)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized the fast-track of construction plans in East Jerusalem of 1,000 new homes. (Photo: Flash90)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has recommended that plans for the construction of 1,000 housing units beyond the Green Line be pushed forward, Israeli media reported.

The plans call for the construction of some 400 units in the southeast neighborhood of Har Homa, and 600 homes in Ramat Shlomo, located in the northeast.

Netanyahu is also expected to push forward various infrastructure projects in Judea and Samaria, including roads that will serve both the Israeli and Palestinian population.

The prime minister’s authorization comes after Israel’s Channel 2 reported on Sunday night that Netanyahu was in the midst of negotiations with right-wing politicians and other officials over increased construction in Judea and Samaria.

One plan being negotiated in a development project that includes 2,000 new housing units, 12 new roads, student villages, parks and a major renovation of the Cave of the Patriarchs in Jerusalem.

Despite the fact that Israel considers East Jerusalem as part of its capital, the international community has consistently condemned Israel for any type of construction in the area.

Critics have called construction in East Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria detrimental to all peace efforts with the Palestinians

Earlier in October, the US criticized Israel for approving plans in the Givat Hamatos area that had been in development for several years. Washington said that the East Jerusalem construction would “poison the atmosphere” and distance Israel “from even its closest allies.”

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Jerusalem Must Remain Un-Divided

In the following post the Mayor of Jerusalem clearly illustrates that the City needs to remain undivided and that its natural growth must be accommodated. The Palestinian argument that it is taking over the entire West Bank is a lie but one that the Western media-dogs happily repeat.

The Mayor gives a great history lesson and current facts of Israel itself, we present these here to try to balance the outrageousness of the opposition.

Jerusalem has been always Jewish and it It must remain so as it has been for some 3,500 years.

Conservative Tom

A Divided Jerusalem Will Not Stand

Nir Barkat - Wall Street Journal,  December 12th, 2012

Israel's government is under heavy criticism for recently approving building permits in what the international community calls “the settlements.” Yet places like Ramat Shlomo, Gilo and Givat Ha'matos are well within the municipal borders of Jerusalem, and the virgin hills of “E-1″—between the city of Jerusalem and Ma'aleh Adumim—have over three millennia of deep Jewish roots. Here in Jerusalem, we stand saddened and appalled by the European Union ministers who condemn these construction projects while ignoring calls from the leader of Hamas for the destruction of the Jewish state of Israel.

When the people of Israel left Egypt and came to this region 3,500 years ago, each of the 12 tribes received a piece of land on which they built their cities and developed their ways of life. The exception to the rule was the holy city of Jerusalem, which wasn't divided or given to any of the tribes. Jerusalem served all 12 Jewish tribes equally, as it did the people of other faiths who came to worship here.

Jerusalem became the de facto center of the world, managed by Hebrew kings for 1,000 years. All residents and pilgrims entering her gates were treated with honor and respect.

After the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in the year 70, the city traded hands from conqueror to conqueror—including the Babylonians, Assyrians, Turks, British and Jordanians—for two millennia. None of these rulers maintained the city's freedom of religion, Jerusalem's essence. These empires never adopted Jerusalem as their capital. The Jewish people, on the other hand—even in their darkest days, amid expulsions, pogroms, the Holocaust and waves of terror—have always comforted themselves with the saying: “Next year in Jerusalem.”

In 1967, Israel reunified its capital, Jerusalem, which had been divided between Israeli and Jordanian control since the Jewish state's founding in 1948. Since then the city has maintained freedom of access, movement and religion. Peace-seeking pilgrims of all faiths can again visit the holy places without limitation or restriction. Tourism to Jerusalem is thriving, as is the city's economy, and its per capita crime rate is among the world's lowest.

Yet Israel and her capital are once again facing trials. Now more than ever, Israel and Jerusalem need real friends and real leaders. The threat we face now isn't from foreign invaders, but rather from international diplomats seeking to locate a simple but incorrect solution to the complex relationship between Israel and the Palestinians. As far as Jerusalem is concerned, we must recall that no divided city in history has ever succeeded.

Isn't it ironic that many in Europe who recently celebrated 25 years of the reunification of Berlin are at the same time calling for the division of another capital on another continent?

Despite tremendous international pressure and internal political risk, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stood up for a united Jerusalem.

By 2030, the city's population will expand to one million residents from 800,000 today (33% Muslim, 2% Christian and 65% Jewish). Where does the world suggest we put these extra 200,000 residents? The expansion of Jerusalem's residential areas is essential for the natural growth of all segments of our population. It enables Jewish and Arab families alike to grow and remain in the city. The capital of a sovereign nation cannot be expected to freeze growth rather than provide housing to families of all faiths eager to make their lives there.

As for “E-1,” this land has always been considered the natural site for the expansion of contiguous neighborhoods of metropolitan Jerusalem. “E-1″ strengthens Jerusalem. It does not impede peace in our region. The international alarm about planned construction is based solely on the misplaced dreams of the Palestinians and their supporters for a divided Jerusalem.

Jerusalem has been and forever will be the heart and soul of the Jewish people. It is also the united and undivided capital of the state of Israel. The Jewish people and the Jewish state have a bumpy road ahead. We appreciate the support of our friends, and only through continued bold leadership at home—leadership willing to stand up to pressure from foreign capitals—will we get through this challenging time.

Mr. Barkat is the mayor of Jerusalem.