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Ramat Shlomo (Template:Lang-he, lit. Shlomo's Heights) is a large neighborhood located in the northern section of Jerusalem.

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.

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

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

In June 2008, Israel's interior ministry approved construction of an additional 1,300 apartments in Ramat Shlomo. 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.

On March 10th, 2010, Israel's government approved construction of an additional 1,600 apartments in Ramat Shlomo. 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. 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.

Political Status

Ramt Shlomo is located on the Jordanian side of the pre-1967 border known as the Green Line. The land which had been previously occupied by Jordan was captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War, following Jordanian shelling of Jewish neighborhoods, and was subsequently annexed by Israel. Some contest this move and consider it to be an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem. However, Israel considers Ramat Shlomo to be a neighborhood within the Israeli designated borders of Jerusalem.

American Yeshivahs

The most well known American Yeshivah in Ramat Shlomo is called Mikdash Melech.

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. map showing location in north of J"M
2. 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
3. Ramat Shlomo on the Jerusalem municipality site
4. Ramat Shlomo on the Jerusalem municipality site
5. YNet news article
6. Bad walls make bad neighbors - Haaretz - Israel News
7. Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Outrage over Jerusalem housing plan
8. Palestinians balk at Israel's east Jerusalem building plan
9. Jerusalem Post
10. ^ "Anger in Ramat Shlomo as settlement row grows". The Times. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
11. "US 'may not veto UN resolution on Jerusalem'". BBC. 2010-03-28. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
12. "On June 5, Israel sent a message to Hussein urging him not to open fire. Despite shelling into western Jerusalem, Netanya, and the outskirts of Tel Aviv, Israel did nothing." The Six Day War and Its Enduring Legacy, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, July 2, 2002.
13. "Estimate: De-facto freeze in J'lem". Ynet. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
14. Butt, Riazat (2010-02-12). "Israeli settlements plan angers archbishop of Canterbury". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
15. ^ "U.S.-Israel rift 'historic'". National Post. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
16. Hancocks, Paula (2010-03-26). "East Jerusalem: A tale of two neighborhoods". CNN. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
17. "Brazil President in West Bank: I dream of a free Palestine". Haaretz. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

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• Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem
• Israeli settlements