A new Palestinian town has just been given the go ahead in the West Bank – it will be the first one to be built there since Israel moved in more than forty years ago. And the first planned community there that is not a Jewish settlement. A developer has just secured the funding, although it has not yet completed the plans or received final approvals. Already thousands of customers have registered, emphasizing the Palestinian need for affordable housing. Irris Makler spoke to the developer Bashar al Masri in Ramallah who says this is an idea that's time has come.

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