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Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=3010
Building in Jerusalem
(Israel Hayom) Nadav Shragai - Green activists blocked construction in western Jerusalem, while the U.S. blocked construction in the east. The result has been catastrophic: Only 1,700 housing units are being built annually in Jerusalem, while the demand for housing is at 4,500 per year. The city's Jewish residents had no place to live, so they left. Meanwhile, the construction of the separation fence in northern Jerusalem prompted an influx of tens of thousands of Palestinians into Jerusalem. Contrary to European propaganda, Jerusalem's Arabs want to continue living under Israeli rule. Anyone who talks to them directly, and not to their leaders, will hear them say as much. If we really want to win this battle, we have to build in Jerusalem, in the east and in the west, tens of thousands of housing units and workplaces.