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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Erekat: New Jerusalem homes further sabotage US effort for peace

Ma'an
Every home Israel builds is a resounding "No" to international efforts to foster peace between Israel and Palestinians, Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erakat said in a statement on Monday.

Responding to Israel's latest announcement that a further 692 settlement units will be built in East Jerusalem, for which Palestinian land will be confiscated, Erekat called Israel's settlement moratorium a "mockery."
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.... followed close on the heels of the decision to construct 900 units in Gilo [an Israeli settlement built on confiscated Palestinian Christian land], which came only days before Israel announced its partial moratorium on construction in West Bank settlements. Full story
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