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Jerusalem Housing Plan Threatens Beitar Jerusalem Training Facilities
A proposed housing development in Jerusalem's Beit Vagan neighborhood threatens to significantly reduce the training facilities of the Beitar Jerusalem soccer club. The plan, advanced by the Israel Land Authority, is scheduled for discussion by the District Planning Committee next week.
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- 01The Israel Land Authority is promoting a plan to build 1,651 housing units on Beitar Jerusalem's training grounds in Beit Vagan.
- 02The District Planning Committee is scheduled to discuss the "Emek Zion" development proposal next week.
- 03The proposed plan would reduce the soccer club's three existing training fields to only one grass field.
- 04An additional non-standard field is proposed on the roof of a six-story commercial building half a kilometer away.
- 05The development proposal also includes commercial space and additional construction areas for the Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
- 06Deputy Mayor Yossi Havilio strongly opposes the plan, stating it would destroy the Beitar Jerusalem association.
- 07Havilio warned that Jerusalem faces a shortage of soccer fields and lacks suitable alternatives for the club's facilities.
Named "Emek Zion, The Innovation District" or "Emek Zion New Quarter," the proposal includes the construction of 1,651 housing units, commercial and employment areas, and additional building space for the Shaare Zedek Medical Center. Currently, the club's complex features three training fields used by the senior team, youth divisions, and for youth matches.
Under the proposed plan, the training grounds would be reduced to just one grass field for youth use. An additional, non-standard field is proposed on the roof of a six-story commercial building located about half a kilometer away.
Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Yossi Havilio, who holds the sports portfolio, strongly opposes the plan, warning that its approval would destroy the Beitar Jerusalem association. Havilio emphasized that Jerusalem already faces a shortage of soccer fields, there are no suitable alternatives for the club, and money must not defeat sport.
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