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Founded in 1971 soon after the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem , the settle ment of Gilo has prided itself as being a self-sufficient Jerusalem suburb, endowed with all the amenities of modern living including a convenient shopping center and affordable housing. In fact, Gilo has done so well for itself, that in less than thirty years it has expanded to become one of Jerusalem's largest residential areas with some 30,000 Israelis living in 6,400 living units . At less than $200,000 for a three bedroom apartment , most of the settlers living there , many of sephardic origin, do so simply as a matter of convenience rather than ideology.