Netanyahu gives OK for thousands of Jewish homes in predominantly Palestinian eastern Jerusalem Peace Now criticized the move as an election ploy and said the new settlement housing would be a serious blow to a future Palestinian state.
State Department ‘deeply concerned’ by Israel’s new settlement construction plans The statement also expressed concern over the demolition of illegally built Palestinian homes in eastern Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Netanyahu approves marketing of nearly 500 eastern Jerusalem apartments The plans in one neighborhood were first announced during a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to Israel in 2010, and led to a diplomatic crisis.
