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August 13, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-approves-900-additional-homes-in-east-jerusalem/

Kerry: Israeli Housing Announcement Was Expected

(Times of Israel) Adiv Sterman - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that he didn't think the recent flap over Israeli settlement announcements will derail Mideast peace talks, which are scheduled to resume this week. According to Kerry, the Israeli move was expected. Israeli diplomatic sources quoted by Channel 10 News noted that while the Palestinians demanded a settlement freeze as a precondition to peace talks, Israel did not accept such terms. "Israel has never promised not to build," adding that the approved units were in a location which, Palestinians agree, will remain in Israeli hands even after the signing of any future agreement.

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