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Ramat Shlomo (Template:Lang-he, lit. Shlomo's Heights) is a large housing development in northeastern Jerusalem. 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. It is therefore considered to be an Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem. Israel disputes this and considers Ramat Shlomo to be a neighborhood within the Israeli designated borders of Jerusalem.

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.

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. "'We'll prevent future embarrassments'". The Jerusalem Post. 2010-03-14. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
2. map showing location in north of J"M
3. "Estimate: De-facto freeze in J'lem". Ynet. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
4. Butt, Riazat (2010-02-12). "Israeli settlements plan angers archbishop of Canterbury". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
5. ^ "U.S.-Israel rift 'historic'". National Post. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
6. Hancocks, Paula (2010-03-26). "East Jerusalem: A tale of two neighborhoods". CNN. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
7. ^ "Anger in Ramat Shlomo as settlement row grows". The Times. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
8. "Brazil President in West Bank: I dream of a free Palestine". Haaretz. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
9. 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
10. Ramat Shlomo on the Jerusalem municipality site
11. Ramat Shlomo on the Jerusalem municipality site
12. YNet news article
13. Bad walls make bad neighbors - Haaretz - Israel News
14. Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Outrage over Jerusalem housing plan
15. Palestinians balk at Israel's east Jerusalem building plan
16. Jerusalem Post
17. "US 'may not veto UN resolution on Jerusalem'". BBC. 2010-03-28. Retrieved 30 March 2010.

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• Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem
• Israeli settlements