Ramat Shlomo

Ramat Shlomo (Hebrew: רמת שלמה‎, lit. Shlomo's (Solomon's) Heights) is a large Jewish housing development in northern East Jerusalem. The population, mostly ultra-Orthodox, is 20,000. Ramat Shlomo was built on land occupied by Israel since its capture from Jordan in the 1967 Six-Day War. In a move declared null and void by the UN Security Council, Israel subsequently unilaterally annexed East Jerusalem and surrounding areas. Ramot Shlomo is considered an Israeli settlement by the international community, and the international community considers Israeli settlements to be illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this and considers Ramat Shlomo a neighborhood within the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem.

History

Ramat Shlomo was founded in 1995. It borders Ramot to the west, Har Hotzvim to the south, and Shuafat to the east. Initially called Reches Shuafat (Shuafat Ridge), it was later named for Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach.

Originally Ramat Shlomo was supposed to be the site of the Teddy Stadium. After lengthy protest by Haredi Jews living in neighborhoods overlooking the future stadium, the stadium was moved to the Malha neighbourhood.