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Kerry presses Netanyahu on Jerusalem building

Secretary of State John Kerry in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised U.S. unhappiness with Israel’s announcement of new building in eastern Jerusalem.

EU ministers express concerns about Israel’s settlement building

European Union foreign ministers called Israeli settlement building \”worrying\” as its foreign policy chief left for meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders In a statement released Monday in Brussels, foreign ministers from the EU\’s 27 member countries said that \”Against the backdrop of worrying developments on the ground in 2011, particularly with regards to settlements, the EU reaffirms its commitment to a two-state solution.\”

Gilo building plan gets go-ahead

Jerusalem\’s district planning committee has approved a construction plan to build 1,100 housing units in Gilo, a Jewish neighborhood of 40,000 in eastern Jerusalem.

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