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06TELAVIV125
2006-01-09 15:39:00
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Embassy Tel Aviv
Cable title:  

GOI ISSUES TENDERS TO BUILD IN BEITAR ILLIT,

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091539Z Jan 06
UNCLAS TEL AVIV 000125 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
SUBJECT: GOI ISSUES TENDERS TO BUILD IN BEITAR ILLIT,
EFRAT, HAR ADAR, AND MA'ALE ADUMIM


This cable has been cleared by Consulate General Jerusalem.

UNCLAS TEL AVIV 000125

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
SUBJECT: GOI ISSUES TENDERS TO BUILD IN BEITAR ILLIT,
EFRAT, HAR ADAR, AND MA'ALE ADUMIM


This cable has been cleared by Consulate General Jerusalem.


1. (U) Press reported December 26 that the Ministry of
Construction and Housing (MOCH) issued a tender for 150
housing units in Beitar Illit settlement, southwest of
Jerusalem in the Gush Etzion bloc. According to the tender,
which was published in Ha'aretz, the units are divided into
one apartment bloc of 62 units, and another apartment bloc of
88 units. The plots of land are 8,680 and 12,320 square
meters, respectively, and can be leased for 98 years, with an
option to extend for an additional 98 years. The minimum
cost for the 62-unit bloc is NIS 339,000, approximately
$75,000, and the expenditure for development is NIS
3,544,000, approximately $790,000. The minimum cost for the
apartment bloc of 88 units is NIS 1,273,000, or $290,000, and
the expenditure for development is NIS 5,189,000, or $1.2
million. Construction companies are to submit their bids by
February 16, and have been invited to make recommendations
for allocating the land to sell "directly to the religious
population."


2. (U) Press also on December 26 reported that the MOCH and
the Israel Lands Authority issued a tender for 78 units in
the Givat Hazait neighborhood of Efrat settlement in the Gush
Etzion bloc. According to the tender, which was published in
Ha'aretz, the units are divided into one apartment bloc of 30
units, and another apartment bloc of 48 units. The plots of
land are 3,300 and 5,280 square meters, respectively, and can
be leased for 98 years, with an option to extend for an
additional 98 years. The minimum cost for the 30-unit bloc
is NIS 240,000, approximately $53,000, and the expenditure
for development is NIS 3,948,000, approximately $877,000.
The minimum cost for the 48-unit bloc is NIS 430,000,
approximately $96,000, and the expenditure for development is
NIS 5,810,000, approximately $1.3 million. Construction
companies must take a tour on January 26, and must submit
their bids by February 16.


3. (U) The following day, December 27, Yediot Aharanot
published a tender by the Israel Lands Authority for 53 plots
for privately financed single-family homes in Har Adar
settlement, northwest of Jerusalem. The tender provided no
other details other than the bid due date, February 12.


4. (U) On January 5, Ha'aretz published a tender issued by
the Israel Lands Authority for a 49-year lease, with an
option to extend for 49 years, on a commercial plot of land
in Ma'ale Adumim settlement. The expenditure for development
was NIS 3.6 million, or $800,000.

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