The ministerial committee on the non-Jewish sector decided on Sunday that tens of thousands of illegally built Arab homes in East Jerusalem will be connected to Israels main water system. Representatives of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, which raised the issue, had told the committee that the severe shortage of water was leading to major hygiene problems. The decision will benefit an estimated 160,000 Palestinians living in East Jerusalem homes built without proper permits from the city. 11/04/08
