Jerusalem municipality will authorise the construction of 1,400 apartments in the Ramat Shlomo neighbourhood in the wake of Donald Trump’s election. Previously they said that fears of antagonising Washington delayed their approval of wider construction plans for Jerusalem. In addition to the 1,440 homes, further plans include 3,000 units in Gilo and 2,600 in the Givat Hamatos neighbourhood. The international community regards these neighbourhoods as settlements, Israel considers them as neighbourhoods of annexed East Jerusalem and argues that it will be part of Israel in any negotiated peace agreement. Trump’s vocal support is at odds with traditional US opposition to construction beyond the Green Line. Trump has called Jerusalem ‘Israel’s capital’ and vowed to move the US Embassy there, essentially offering support for Israeli moves there. But the Palestinian Authority promised to ‘make life miserable’ for Donald Trump if he moves the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. see: http://www.cufi.org.uk/news/palestinian-authority-threaten-us-over-trumps-promise-to-move-embassy-to-jerusalem/