A view of the Har Homa Settlement in eastern Jerusalem
A general view of the Israeli settlement Har Homa is seen in eastern Jerusalem, December 9, 2007. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that Israel's plan to build 307 new housing units in Har Homa beyond the Green Line does not help the peace process. (UPI Photo/Debbie Hill)
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JERUSALEM, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Hours before Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Jerusalem authorities approved more than 1,300 new housing units.
JERUSALEM, June 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's demand for a settlement freeze includes Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, a State Department official said at a briefing.
JERUSALEM, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The issue of Jerusalem won't be postponed until the end of Palestinian-Israeli talks as Israel insists, the head of the Palestinian negotiating team said.
JERUSALEM, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- The Israeli government said Tuesday it intends to build 1,110 apartments in and around East Jerusalem, which Palestinians see as the capital of a future state.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- President Bush said he would see a Palestinian state before his term expires. As of Jan. 21, he will have 364 days left as president, a day short of a full year.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert bowed to U.S. demands and directed all construction activity in Judea, Samaria and parts of Jerusalem to stop.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced plans to discuss settlement issues during a Thursday meeting.
JERICHO, West Bank, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The chief Palestinian negotiator said Tuesday Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet this week.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Palestinian officials offered harsh criticism Wednesday for a proposed housing construction project by the Israelis in Jerusalem.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Israel's vice premier said the nation should think about handing over Arab areas of Jerusalem to Palestinians to retain U.S. support.
