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.

Israel to build 700 apartments in east Jerusalem
Mon, 28 Dec, 2009 - 11:35

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.

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

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