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Source: http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=252062
UK Envoy Retracts Criticism of Jerusalem Construction
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon and Melanie Lidman - British Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould took Israel to task Tuesday for announcing new building projects beyond the "green line" in Jerusalem, but then retracted the criticism after learning there had been no such declaration. There had been publication by the Israel Lands Authority of tenders for 312 housing units in the existing Pisgat Ze'ev and Har Homa neighborhoods, which had already been announced a week ago. Gould issued a statement saying that the Israeli government "has made clear to us that there has been no new announcement of tenders for building in east Jerusalem today, and that reports of such new tenders were incorrect." One official said the incident reflects confusion over how Israel's planning process works, with each project going through numerous steps on its way to final approval.