Discussion on Gilo construction project put off

The discussion about the construction project of 1,400 housing units in Jerusalem's Gilo neighborhood will not be held this week by the city's planning and construction committee.

The Jerusalem City Council rejected claims of political pressure which led to postponing the approval of the project. A city council official said on Sunday the matter was never part of the committee's agenda: "No one was pressured. This is a spin. The project will be discussed in the future, but was never on the agenda this week." (Ronen Medzini)