A plan by the Jerusalem municipality to build Jewish housing in an Arab village near Jerusalem may lead to violence, according to the top Palestinian official in Jerusalem. “It is clear that the plan aims to put another obstacle in the way of” transferring Abu Dis to full Palestinian control, said Faisal Husseini.
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