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Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin returns from Egypt to the Atarot airfield in Jerusalem, Israel; 1979. x

In 1920, a small airfield was opened by the British authorities near Jerusalem.  It was originally called Kalandia - named after a nearby Palestinian village - and was used strictly by the British government and military.  In 1931, land was seized by British authorities from the neighboring Jewish Moshav of Atarot to expand the airport.  Although the airport was opened for regular flights in 1936, in 1948 it would be captured by Jordan during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and fell into disuse.

After the airport was captured by Israel from Jordan in the 1967 Six Day War, it was repaired and used by Aeroflot, Arkia, and private airlines until the Second Intifada caused it to be closed due to the threat of terrorism.  During the 2000 Camp David Summit, a proposal to have it serve as a joint Palestinian-Israeli airport was rejected by the Palestinian negotiating party.  It is currently used by the Israeli military and not opened to commercial flights.

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Israel advances housing plan in Jerusalem area Trump plan marks for Palestinians

Israel advances housing plan in Jerusalem area Trump plan marks for Palestinians

(THIS ARTICLE IS COURTESY OF THE TIMES OF ISRAEL)

  Israel advances housing plan in Jerusalem area Trump plan marks for Palestinians Project for 9,000 homes at inoperative Atarot airport would take over last open area in East Jerusalem neighborhood that US envisions will house tourism center for Muslims By JACOB MAGID 18 February 2020, 5:06 pm  8

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The New York Times has corrected an article that had described a Jerusalem neighborhood as "occupied Palestinian territory."

CAMERA had informedThe Times that the neighborhood, Atarot, was a Jewish owned farming village before 1948, when Jordan occupied the area and destroyed the village's homes. Atarot is in sovereign Israeli territory as part of the country’s unified capital, although Palestinians claim it as their own.