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Netanyahu reaffirms 'right to build' in Jerusalem
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Media | TV News - British Broadcasting Corporation BBC News |
News Date | Tuesday, March 23, 2010 01:35:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asserted Israel's "right to build" in Jerusalem, following a row with the US over plans for new homes in the city.
"Jerusalem is not a settlement, it's our capital," he said in Washington.
But Mr Netanyahu did not mention the decision to expand the East Jerusalem settlement of Ramat Shlomo in a speech to the pro-Israel lobby group, Aipac.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the meeting Israel had to make "difficult" choices for peace.
She said the continued expansion of Jewish settlements in Palestinian occupied territory undermined the US role in the peace process. |
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