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'''Ramat Shlomo''' ({{lang-he|רמת שלמה}}, lit. Shlomo's Heights) is a large Jewish housing development in northeastern [[Jerusalem]].<ref name="jp2010-03-14">{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=170912|title='We'll prevent future embarrassments'|date=2010-03-14|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ramat+shlomo,+jerusalem&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.273162,60.117188&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Ramat+Shlomo,+Jerusalem,+Israel&ll=31.809093,35.220366&spn=0.03698,0.058708&z=14 Map showing location of Ramat Shlomo]</ref> The neighborhood is across the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]] on land captured by [[Israel]] in the 1967 [[Six-Day War]] and annexed to Israel in a move not recognised by the international community.<ref name="y2010-03-15"/><ref name="g2010-02-12"/><ref name="np2010-02-16"/> It is therefore considered to be an [[Israeli settlement]] in [[East Jerusalem]].<ref name="cnn2010-03-26"/><ref name="t2010-03-16"/><ref name="h2010-03-17"/> [[Israel]] disputes this and considers Ramat Shlomo to be a neighborhood within the Israeli designated borders of Jerusalem.<ref name="np2010-02-16"/>
'''Ramat Shlomo''' ({{lang-he|רמת שלמה}}, lit. Shlomo's Heights) is a large Jewish housing development in northeastern [[Jerusalem]].<ref name="jp2010-03-14">{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=170912|title='We'll prevent future embarrassments'|date=2010-03-14|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ramat+shlomo,+jerusalem&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.273162,60.117188&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Ramat+Shlomo,+Jerusalem,+Israel&ll=31.809093,35.220366&spn=0.03698,0.058708&z=14 Map showing location of Ramat Shlomo]</ref> The neighborhood made headlines in March 2010 when the Netanyahu administration announced an addition of 1600 housing units amidst the visit of United States Vice President [[Joe Biden]], giving the [[Palestinian Authority]] cause to cancel attempted proximity talks with the [[Obama Administration]].<ref>http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=170707</ref>



== History ==
== History ==
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== Political Status ==
== Political Status ==
The neighborhood is across the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]] on land captured by [[Israel]] in the 1967 [[Six-Day War]] and annexed to Israel in a move not recognised by the international community.<ref name="y2010-03-15">{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3862728,00.html|title=Estimate: De-facto freeze in J'lem|date=2010-03-15|publisher=Ynet|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="g2010-02-12">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/12/archbishop-canterbury-israel-settlements|title=Israeli settlements plan angers archbishop of Canterbury|last=Butt|first=Riazat|date=2010-02-12|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="np2010-02-16"/> As such it is considered an [[Israeli settlement]] in [[East Jerusalem]].<ref name="cnn2010-03-26">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/03/26/jerusalem.settlements/|title=East Jerusalem: A tale of two neighborhoods|last=Hancocks|first=Paula|date=2010-03-26|publisher=CNN|accessdate=30 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="t2010-03-16">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7062808.ece|title=Anger in Ramat Shlomo as settlement row grows|date=2010-03-16|publisher=The Times|accessdate=16 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="h2010-03-17">{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1157087.html|title=Brazil President in West Bank: I dream of a free Palestine |date=2010-03-17|publisher=Haaretz|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref> [[Israel]] disputes this and considers Ramat Shlomo to be a neighborhood within the Israeli designated borders of Jerusalem.<ref name="np2010-02-16">{{cite news|url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2686566&p=1|title=U.S.-Israel rift 'historic'|date=2010-02-16|publisher=National Post|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref>
The neighborhood is across the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]] on land captured by [[Israel]] in the 1967 [[Six-Day War]] and annexed to Israel in a move not recognised by the international community.<ref name="y2010-03-15">{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3862728,00.html|title=Estimate: De-facto freeze in J'lem|date=2010-03-15|publisher=Ynet|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="g2010-02-12">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/12/archbishop-canterbury-israel-settlements|title=Israeli settlements plan angers archbishop of Canterbury|last=Butt|first=Riazat|date=2010-02-12|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="np2010-02-16"/> As a result, Israel's critics claim it to be an [[Israeli settlement]] in [[East Jerusalem]].<ref name="cnn2010-03-26">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/03/26/jerusalem.settlements/|title=East Jerusalem: A tale of two neighborhoods|last=Hancocks|first=Paula|date=2010-03-26|publisher=CNN|accessdate=30 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="t2010-03-16">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7062808.ece|title=Anger in Ramat Shlomo as settlement row grows|date=2010-03-16|publisher=The Times|accessdate=16 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="h2010-03-17">{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1157087.html|title=Brazil President in West Bank: I dream of a free Palestine |date=2010-03-17|publisher=Haaretz|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref> [[Israel]] disputes this and considers Ramat Shlomo to be a neighborhood within the Israeli designated borders of Jerusalem.<ref name="np2010-02-16">{{cite news|url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2686566&p=1|title=U.S.-Israel rift 'historic'|date=2010-02-16|publisher=National Post|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref><ref>http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/dershowitz/entry/the_conflict_between_the_us</ref><ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/03/29/never_again_will_we_be_silent_104961.html</ref>


== Archeological sites ==
== Archeological sites ==

Revision as of 13:26, 9 April 2010

Ramat Shlomo (Template:Lang-he, lit. Shlomo's Heights) is a large Jewish housing development in northeastern Jerusalem.[1][2] The neighborhood made headlines in March 2010 when the Netanyahu administration announced an addition of 1600 housing units amidst the visit of United States Vice President Joe Biden, giving the Palestinian Authority cause to cancel attempted proximity talks with the Obama Administration.[3]

History

Ramat Shlomo was founded in 1995. As of 2000, it had a population of 18,000, mostly Haredi Jews. Ramat Shlomo borders Ramot to the west, Har Hotzvim to the south, and Shuafat to the east. Initially called Reches Shuafat (Shuafat Ridge), it was later named for Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach.[4][5]

Originally Ramat Shlomo was supposed to be the site of the Teddy Stadium.[5] After lengthy protest by Haredi Jews living in neighborhoods overlooking the future stadium, the stadium was moved to the Malha neighbourhood.[6]

Less than 200 meters separate the neighborhood's furthermost houses from the first row of homes in Shuafat and Beit Hanina.[7]

In June 2008, Israel's interior ministry approved construction of an additional 1,300 apartments in Ramat Shlomo.[8] Israel says that most of the building is on land annexed by the state and thus does not violate its commitment not to build on disputed land.[9]

Biden Visit Controversy

On March 10, 2010, Israel's government approved construction of an additional 1,600 apartments in Ramat Shlomo[10]. The Israeli government's announcement occurred during a visit by U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden and the U.S. government subsequently issued a strongly worded condemnation of the plan.[11] Following the announcement the Palestinian Authority pulled out of US-brokered indirect "proximity talks" that had been agreed in order to revive the peace process.[12] The European Union also condemned the announcement and issued a statement calling on the Israeli government to reverse the decision.[13]

Netanyahu subsequently issued a statement that his government had not radically increased housing in the Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem; that there was a wide consensus on the matter in Israel; and that construction in these neighborhoods has been done continuously by every government, both from the Right and the Left. He said all parties understood that neighborhoods like Gilo and Ramat Shlomo would remain part of Israel in any final agreement, and that this has been the case in all the various plans drawn up over the years.[14]

Political Status

The neighborhood is across the Green Line on land captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War and annexed to Israel in a move not recognised by the international community.[15][16][17] As a result, Israel's critics claim it to be an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem.[18][11][19] Israel disputes this and considers Ramat Shlomo to be a neighborhood within the Israeli designated borders of Jerusalem.[17][20][21]

Archeological sites

A quarry from the period of the Second Temple was found at Ramat Shlomo. King Herod used stones from this quarry for his massive construction project which expanded the [Temple Mount]. Stones extracted from the quarry were of the magnitude of of several tons.[22]

American Yeshivahs

The most well known American Yeshivah in Ramat Shlomo is called Yesod Hatorah.[citation needed]

Synagogues

  • "Central" Synagogue, a synagogue with 400 seats featuring a large dome, 3 meters tall and 5 meters in diameter.
  • "Chazon Ish" Synagogue
  • "Mishkenot Yaacob" Synagogue
  • "Chabad" Synagogue

References

  1. ^ "'We'll prevent future embarrassments'". The Jerusalem Post. 2010-03-14. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  2. ^ Map showing location of Ramat Shlomo
  3. ^ http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=170707
  4. ^ http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=125017&contrassID=2&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y&itemNo=125017 Article about the neighborhood in Haaretz newspaper
  5. ^ a b Ramat Shlomo on the Jerusalem municipality site
  6. ^ YNet news article
  7. ^ Bad walls make bad neighbors - Haaretz - Israel News
  8. ^ Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Outrage over Jerusalem housing plan
  9. ^ Palestinians balk at Israel's east Jerusalem building plan
  10. ^ Jerusalem Post
  11. ^ a b "Anger in Ramat Shlomo as settlement row grows". The Times. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  12. ^ "US 'may not veto UN resolution on Jerusalem'". BBC. 2010-03-28. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  13. ^ "PA sources: Talks will take place despite housing plan". The Jerusalem Post. 2010-03-11. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  14. ^ http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=170912
  15. ^ "Estimate: De-facto freeze in J'lem". Ynet. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  16. ^ Butt, Riazat (2010-02-12). "Israeli settlements plan angers archbishop of Canterbury". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  17. ^ a b "U.S.-Israel rift 'historic'". National Post. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  18. ^ Hancocks, Paula (2010-03-26). "East Jerusalem: A tale of two neighborhoods". CNN. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  19. ^ "Brazil President in West Bank: I dream of a free Palestine". Haaretz. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  20. ^ http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/dershowitz/entry/the_conflict_between_the_us
  21. ^ http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/03/29/never_again_will_we_be_silent_104961.html
  22. ^ Haaretz: Quarry used in Second Temple found in central Jerusalem.

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