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China Daily | Updated: 2010-02-27 07:57
More homes planned
Israel has plans to build another 600 homes in occupied land it considers part of East Jerusalem, the Haaretz daily newspaper reported on Friday.
The plan approved by a district planning commission could further stymie US-brokered efforts to renew stalled peace talks as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who has insisted on a total settlement freeze including in Jerusalem.
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