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Israel leader vows thousands of new homes in east Jerusalem

by Associated Press
| February 21, 2020 12:05 AM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday he was pushing ahead with the construction of 5,000 new Jewish homes in key areas of east Jerusalem, where critics say additional building could cut Palestinian residents off from the rest of the West Bank.

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