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.
Israel freezing eastern Jerusalem construction Israel is freezing the construction of 1,500 housing units in the Har Homa neighborhood, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited last week and promised continued building in Jerusalem.
New construction approved in eastern Jerusalem Israeli authorities approved hundreds of new units in the Jewish neighborhoods of Ramot and Har Homa on Wednesday.