(Jerusalem Post-Washington Post) Melanie Lidman and Khaled Abu Toameh - Demolition of the Shepherd Hotel, in east Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, began Sunday, prior to the construction of 20 apartments. City Councilor Elisha Peleg said, "It's a very simple thing, people are just trying to make a provocation....Jews building in Jerusalem is routine. Arabs are building all the time in east Jerusalem, and no one comes to photograph them." Mark Regev, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, said the development was a private initiative in which the government had no role. "Is it logical to expect the Jewish state to prevent Jews from buying property legally in Jerusalem?," he asked.
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