Monday, December 28, 2009

U.S. Official Criticizes Israeli Construction In Occupied East Jerusalem

Haaretz has a good article in today's paper titled Israel plan to build in East Jerusalem harms peace process, says U.S. official.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to construct an additional 700 apartments in East Jerusalem is another blow to already stalled peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, a U.S. official said on Monday.

"We feel that unilateral actions make it harder for people to get back together at the table, and that's what our goals are," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity pending a formal reaction from Washington.

Read the whole thing here.

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