Israel Approves New Settlement Construction

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Israel approved new settlement construction amounting to 3,000 homes on Friday, the Associated Press reports:

The Palestinians reiterated their refusal to resume negotiations with Israel while building continues. With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apparently poised for re-election to another four-year term and insisting that any negotiations begin without preconditions, prospects for an Israeli-Palestinian partition deal appear to be going into deep freeze.

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