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Within the accelerating settlement construction in occupied Jerusalem in every corner, the occupation municipality revealed yesterday that among the plans that are already being implemented or that will be implemented with its final approval in the various planning committees, there are several strategic plans that will change the status of the city and affect its future and the future of the Palestinian citizens in it. .

According to what was published, the occupation municipality revealed yesterday that the depth of focus is on the north and south of the city to consolidate its isolation from its depth in the occupied West Bank with the cities of Ramallah to the north with a new settlement being finalized in the place of Jerusalem Airport - Qalandia under the name (Atarot) at a rate of 9 thousand. A settlement unit, and in the south of occupied Jerusalem, the expansion of the settlements (Gilo, Har Hamatos, Jabal Abu Ghneim, and what is planned on the lands near the Mar Elias Monastery as an extension of the Talpiot settlement) as part of the master plan to create two settlement blocs in the north and south that prevent the connection between occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank. As the capital of the future Palestinian entity.

According to the occupation municipality: The Begin roofing project, which is a huge project that will be built on the lands of the village of Lifta al-Fawqa, whose residents were displaced, was approved just last week for deposit in the local planning committee. The project will create a huge settlement connection between the northeast and west of the city and central Jerusalem.

This includes a huge plan that will connect “Tel Aviv” to the transitional wall by extending the (Israel) railway line to the old Ottoman khan complex in Abu Tor or the Al-Thawri neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem, south of the Old City, and from there by cable car (the Judaizing settlement project that it supervises). Elad Settlement Association), to the Old City and from there to Mount Al-Tur, and from there via Line No. 4 towards Lions Gate, the main gate of the Old City and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The occupation municipality says under the title (Jerusalem Entrance Neighborhood): In recent years, the entrance to Jerusalem has changed beyond recognition, and those who have not recently visited the city will find it difficult to recognize where they are, and after a short while, vehicular traffic will be directed underground and will be moved. Light rail and above-ground public transportation, as part of the level separation project in northern, southern and central Jerusalem, especially around the Old City.

The (Israeli) municipality adds: In addition to the level separation above ground and underground, the entrance neighborhood complex to the city is being built these days, which will change the vision of the entrance to Jerusalem. The entire complex has been developed as a commercial area, and should provide about 60,000 new jobs for religious settlers in the north. And south of occupied Jerusalem.

The occupation municipality reviewed the details of the most dangerous project, which will change “the face of Jerusalem,” as it said. It decided that the project, the face of the city, will be built on an area of about 1.2 million square meters for new settlement construction: 650,000 square meters for workers, 200,000 square meters for hotels, and 100,000 square meters. For public and cultural uses, 72,000 square meters of commerce, 70,000 square meters of rental settlement housing, and 25,000 square meters of protected settlement, all over about 20 towers of 18-40 floors.

The occupation municipality detailed: “The area is located in the heart of a large transportation center that includes the high-speed train line between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, light rail lines, a central bus station, and an underground public parking lot with 1,300 parking spaces plus a grade. Separated in the south of Jerusalem near Gilo and the Al-Walaja lands, the central location of the project, at the main entrance to Jerusalem, will allow convenient and quick passage connecting different parts of the city.

She pointed out that the Jerusalem entrance project will be built in stages, step by step, in order to create an ideal connection to the city already in the early stages of the project. The area will include 17 sub-complexes, six of which have been marketed so far and three other complexes remain for marketing. The rest of the complexes are intended for public or private use.

According to the settlement planning company: There is a settlement revolution in the south of the city - in the old industrial and commercial area of Talpiot. This is an innovative plan and one of the most important strategic moves that the city has known. With the approval of the municipality and the new government, Gilo and Talpiot have become a center of attraction for businessmen from all over the country. And the city

According to the plan for occupied South Jerusalem - the plan includes 1.3 million square meters for commercial and employment uses, public buildings, culture, and open spaces, in addition to the construction of approximately 8,500 settlement units. Public buildings will be constructed in the complex, including educational buildings - kindergartens, schools, and public buildings. Health, sports and religious, along with cultural and entertainment centres, floodlights, streets and other green lungs for the benefit of the public.

The occupation municipality says that it is about to begin the roofing process for the bypass road north-southwest of Jerusalem called (Begin) at the entrance to the city to the west on the lands of Lifta Al-Fawqa up to the Gilo settlement and the area of the entrance to the city from the south of Jerusalem and on the borders with the city of Bethlehem and Beit Jala. The plan includes approximately 2,000 settlement units, 250 protected settlement units, about 300 hotel rooms, about 36,000 for work areas, about 10,000 square meters for commercial areas, about 67,000 square meters for public places, and about 60 dunams for open areas.