Israel authorizes 2,500 new settler homes in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM: Israel has authorized the construction of nearly 2,500 new housing units in settlements in annexed east Jerusalem, the city authorities said on Wednesday.
"We have obtained all the necessary authorizations for the building of 8,000 new housing units in Jerusalem," Giddied Shimmering, Jerusalem municipal spokesman, told foreign news agency.
According to reports, 2,461 units are located in neighborhoods in annexed and occupied east Jerusalem, which the Palestinians hope to make the capital of their promised state.