Givʿat HaMatos
Giv'at HaMatos ( Hebrew גִּבְעַת הַמָּטוֹסor Arabic غفعات همتوس) is a neighborhood in East Jerusalem .
location
Giv'at HaMatos is located in the south of Jerusalem and is surrounded by Talpiot in the north, Gilo and Beit Safafa in the west, and Bethlehem and Har Choma in the south.
history
The neighborhood was founded in 1991. In December 2012, the quarter was to be expanded by 2,610 apartments. However, the European Union and the USA rejected enlargement. In November 2016, the construction of 2,600 apartments in Giv'at HaMatos was approved.
Surname
Giv'at HaMatos means in German: "airplane hill". The place got its name after a small twin-engine Israeli Air Force aircraft crashed there on June 6, 1967, the second day of the Six Day War , after being hit by Jordanian anti -aircraft artillery. The pilot, Lieutenant Dan Giv'on ( Hebrew דן (דני) גבעון) died in the process.
Footnotes
- ^ Israel approves new settlement between Jerusalem and Bethlehem
- ^ Israel to approve new Jewish community in e. J'lem ( Memento of the original from December 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Panel expected to approve more East Jerusalem construction
- ↑ Statement by the Spokesperson on the Israeli decision for settlement expansion ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ US maintains criticism of Jerusalem housing units
- ^ After Trump win, officials seek Jerusalem building spree. City Hall official says he is ready to approve 7,000 housing units in neighborhoods over Green Line November 11, 2016
- ↑ [1]
