#Israel issues tenders for 708 #settler_homes in #jerusalem
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/israel-issues-tenders-708-settler-homes-jerusalem
Israel reissued Tuesday a call for tenders for settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem in a move said likely to hike tensions as Washington struggles to salvage crisis-hit peace talks, an NGO said. Peace Now’s Hagit Ofran, confirming the tenders were for 708 homes in Gilo, a settlement neighborhood of east Jerusalem, saying "the ministry of housing is trying to forcefully undermine the peace process... and (US Secretary of State) John Kerry’s efforts to promote it. read more