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Israel has signed off on the construction of 238 buildings in east Jerusalem, further hindering ‘peace talks’ stuck over the occupied West Bank settlements.
The Israeli Housing Ministry's announcement that developers would be allowed to bid for contracts to build new buildings in the neighborhoods of Ramot and Pisgat Zeev drew swift condemnation Friday from Palestinian negotiators.
U.S.-brokered peace talks that began in early September are currently deadlocked over a Palestinian demand that Israel extend a slowdown on settlement construction that expired last month. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to do so despite international calls.
Israel's decision to renew construction in east Jerusalem further soured the atmosphere.
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Palestinian and foreign activists protest against Jewish settlements in east Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.
Agencies
