Israel to build 700 apartments in east Jerusalem

Israel said today that it planned to build nearly 700 new apartments in east Jerusalem, drawing tough criticism from both the Palestinians and the US, which denounced it as an obstacle to peacemaking.

Mon, 28 Dec, 2009 - 11:35

The dispute over east Jerusalem is the most intractable – and explosive – in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Courts Heathrow Place: east Jerusalem Israel Place: east Jerusalem Place: West Bank Place: Jerusalem Person: Palestinians Person: prime minister Person: Benjamin Netanyahu Person: Mark Regev Person: Saeb Erekat Person: Netanyahu Event: Israeli-Palestinian conflict Event: 1967 Mideast War Organisation: Israel Organisation: US

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