[Jerusalem Post] Israeli diplomatic officials said that Ambassador Michael Oren went to the State Department last week for routine talks, during which his American interlocutors raised their concern about plans approved last month by the Jerusalem Municipality for 20 apartments to be built at the site of the Shepherd Hotel in eastern Jerusalem, bought in 1985 by American businessman Irving Moskowitz. The officials said that Oren was not summoned to the State Department to discuss the issue, nor was it even the main agenda item of the meeting. Rather, the meeting was planned some two weeks in advance and covered a range of issues.
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