Israel approves 184 new settlement homes

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Family member of Palestinian shepherd Mahmoud Ka'abneh tends to sheep at Ein el Hilwe in the Jordan Valley

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A family member of Palestinian shepherd Mahmoud Ka'abneh tends to sheep at Ein el Hilwe in the Jordan Valley, a hotly contested part of the occupied West Bank February 15, 2014. Palestinian officials say more than 180 people [Palestinian men, women & children] have been uprooted since the beginning of the year by what they say is an upsurge in Israeli demolitions in the Jordan Valley. Israel describes these Palestinian shepherds as nomads and squatters. It says their ramshackle dwellings, built without permits and often located near Israeli military bases, are torn down in accordance with court orders. Picture taken February 15, 2014. To match Feature PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/DEMOLITIONS REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY CIVIL UNREST)

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Jerusalem municipality approved building plans on Wednesday for 184 new homes in two Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, drawing anger from Palestinians engaged in faltering statehood talks.

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A municipality spokeswoman said the local planning committee had approved requests by private contractors who purchased the land years ago for the construction of 144 homes in Har Homa and 40 dwellings in Pisgat Zeev.

Hanan Ashrawi, a senior member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), accused Israel of trying to derail U.S.-sponsored peace talks in which the future of settlements on land that Palestinians want for a state is a major issue. 

"It is has become evident that Israel has done everything possible to destroy the ongoing negotiations and to provoke violence and extremism throughout the region," Ashrawi said in a statement...READ MORE