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“We call on the Israeli government to rescind these plans,” said the
statement issued by Israel’s allies Britain, France, Germany and
Portugal, saying the actions “send a negative message and are
undermining faith in its willingness to negotiate.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/world/middleeast/rejecting-criticism-israel-forges-ahead-on-settlements.html?ref=middleeast&_r=2&
By JODI RUDOREN
Published: December 19, 2012
The Housing Ministry authorized construction on 1,000 housing units in the West Bank,
while the city of Jerusalem approved 2,610 units in Givat Hamatos, a
new neighborhood in an area annexed after the 1967 war.
The actions came after 1,500 controversial units in the Jerusalem
settlement of Ramat Shlomo were approved Monday and 500 others in Givat
Hamatos on Tuesday. An additional 1,000 units, in Gilo, are expected to
move forward on Thursday, in what experts said was the most activity in
years in the areas known collectively as East Jerusalem, which the
Palestinians see as their future capital.
Every member of the United Nations Security Council except the United
States issued statements on Wednesday condemning the construction....READ MORE
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