A Palestinian activist specialized in affairs of the occupied city of Jerusalem said the settlement activities in the city have significantly escalated since the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations about two months ago under U.S. auspices. The activist Rasim Obeidat pointed that the settlement activity in occupied Jerusalem has been escalated, adding that the occupation approved the construction of thousands of settlement units in addition to the increased number of settlement projects that are approved by the Israeli authorities. He told Quds Press that "these projects are being approved publicly, and the Palestinian Authority knows about it... We are witnessing in Jerusalem the construction processes on the ground. It is no longer a secret." Obeidat pointed out that the settlement activity is concentrated in the Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem, according to a scheme that aim to separate these neighborhoods from each other and to prevent territorial contiguity between the Jerusalemites. He confirmed that the occupation authorities have approved the construction of 4,000 housing units in many Palestinian towns and neighborhoods in the eastern part of occupied Jerusalem, since the return to negotiations. The Palestinian activist warned that the occupation authorities, in light of the negotiations, are working on creating a new reality inside the Aqsa mosque, through the daily incursions of the settlers under the Israeli police protection, and the prevention of the Muslims from entering the mosque. He pointed out that the Jewish Yishai Society is planning to establish a synagogue on the one sixth of the space of the Aqsa mosque, and stressed that Jerusalem is exposed to a comprehensive attack, even in the field of education. Obeidat condemned the state of silence by the Arabs, Muslims and Palestinians vis-a-vis the Israeli violations in occupied Jerusalem, and called for developing an Arab and Islamic comprehensive strategy to save the city.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 04:25:44 +0000
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