East Jerusalem Development Plan Faces Funding Cuts and Delays
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First reported by Kan News · 9 hours ago
What happened
A five-year development plan for East Jerusalem, approved in August 2023 with a 3.2 billion shekel budget, has been significantly hampered by war-related funding cuts, implementation delays, and a lack of progress on key projects like park construction and housing development. Both a watchdog group and the responsible ministry have offered differing accounts of the reasons for the delays and the current status of the plan.
- 01East Jerusalem development plan faces budget cuts and delays.
- 02Funding reduced from 3.2 billion to 2 billion shekels due to war.
- 03Key committees have not met for two years.
- 04Park construction and new housing units have not been delivered.
- 05Ministry and municipality offer differing explanations for delays.
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