Netanyahu announces new construction in East Jerusalem as election looms - CNN
With eleven days to go until Israel's election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to build thousands of new homes in a part of Jerusalem that the international community holds as the capital of a future Palestinian state.
The announcement immediately drew verbal fire from Palestinians, who called the planned construction "land theft" and a "violation of international law." The international community considers Israeli neighborhoods in East Jerusalem as settlements in violation of international law.
