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Israel to build 700 new Jewish homes in East Jerusalem

Tags: Jewish settlements , Jerusalem, Politics, World, News
 
Dec 28, 2009 17:04 Moscow Time
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The Israeli Construction and Housing Ministry has called a tender to build 700 thousand more Jewish homes in occupied East Jerusalem. Israel claims this territory as part of what it calls its eternal capital and keeps it exempt from a 10-month moratorium on settlement development everywhere in the West Bank. In another exemption, the moratorium does not apply to synagogues, kindergartens or schools.   The Palestinians say they cannot re-enter peace talks as long as Israel continues its settlement activity. 

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