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Illegal Israeli Settlements in Occupied East Jerusalem Continue to Expand Despite Government Assurances East Jerusalem settlements continue to expand despite Israeli government assurances Sunday November 15, 2009 11:11 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News As part of the 3,000 units scheduled to be constructed in the coming months in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, construction has begun in Ras al-Amud, Pisgat Ze'ev and a number of other East Jerusalem settlements. This is despite a statement earlier this week by the Israeli occupation government Housing and Construction Minister, Ariel Attias, that no new construction permits (for illegal Israeli settlements) have been authorized since March. Earlier this year, the US President Barack Obama had demanded a
construction freeze of the illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank
and Jerusalem, but later backed down on that demand. Israeli settlement
construction has rapidly increased since Obama backed down on his
demand, with the Israeli Prime Minister stating publicly that 3,000 new
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