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Israel's Jerusalem municipality approved building plans on Wednesday for 558 new homes in the occupied West Bank, land that the Palestinians want for a future state. The three settlements are in a part of the West Bank that Israel annexed to Jerusalem, in a move that has not been recognized internationally, after capturing the territory in the 1967 Middle East war. The Palestinians have said that expansion of Israeli settlements, which most countries deem illegal, could derail the U.S.-sponsored peace talks that resumed in July after a three-year break. The Palestinians are seeking a state in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza Strip.More...
