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White House Sharply Criticizes New Israeli Settlement Construction

by Igor Bobic

12.03.12 | 8:32 am

The Obama administration sharply criticized Israel on Monday over new settlement construction on land outside Jerusalem known at E1, the Associated Press reports, calling it “especially damaging” to future peace talks.

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Igor Bobic Igor Bobic is the assistant editor of Talking Points Memo, helping oversee the site's coverage of politics and policy in Washington. While originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor feels best at home on the beaches of Southern California. He can be reached at igor@talkingpointsmemo.com.