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03-17-2010, 01:31 AM
JERUSALEM The discord between the United States and Israel over Jewish building in East Jerusalem deepened Tuesday with Israeli officials saying they would reject demands by Washington and expressing anger over the public upbraiding of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by the Obama administration.
On a day of scattered disturbances by Palestinians in East Jerusalem, news emerged that Israel was moving ahead with a second building project there. A notice on the Web site of the Israel Lands Authority invited bids on construction of 309 new homes in the Jewish suburb of Neve Yaakov, in northeast Jerusalem.
A spokesman for the Jerusalem municipality said building and planning across the city were moving ahead. For us, it is business as usual, the spokesman, Stephan Miller, said.
In the disturbances, several hundred Palestinian youths protesting Israeli control and construction in East Jerusalem set tires and garbage ablaze. The police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. About 10 people were seriously injured and about 60 arrested, the police said.
The Palestinians want East Jerusalem for their future capital
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/world/middleeast/17mideast.html
On a day of scattered disturbances by Palestinians in East Jerusalem, news emerged that Israel was moving ahead with a second building project there. A notice on the Web site of the Israel Lands Authority invited bids on construction of 309 new homes in the Jewish suburb of Neve Yaakov, in northeast Jerusalem.
A spokesman for the Jerusalem municipality said building and planning across the city were moving ahead. For us, it is business as usual, the spokesman, Stephan Miller, said.
In the disturbances, several hundred Palestinian youths protesting Israeli control and construction in East Jerusalem set tires and garbage ablaze. The police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. About 10 people were seriously injured and about 60 arrested, the police said.
The Palestinians want East Jerusalem for their future capital
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/world/middleeast/17mideast.html