White House ‘dismayed’ by E. Jerusalem housing approval The White House expressed dismay over the approval of the construction of 900 housing units in an eastern Jerusalem neighborhood.
Palestinian threat to declare statehood seeks to put onus on Israel With a threat to unilaterally declare statehood, Mahmoud Abbas is upping the ante to try to press the Israelis into making concessions ahead of negotiations.
Jews, Palestinians scuffle over E. Jerusalem home Jewish Israelis moved into the home of a Palestinian family in eastern Jerusalem after a court ruled that it was Jewish-owned.