WALL STREET JOURNAL: …The planned project is the second large-scale development in contested parts of Jerusalem since late September, when Israel defied the U.S., the Palestinians and the international community by advancing plans for some 2,600 homes in the city.
Monday’s announcement, which sparked concern in Washington, comes amid escalating rioting in Jerusalem by Arab residents…
“The French build in Paris, the English build in London, and the Israelis build in Jerusalem. Why come and tell the Jews not to live in Jerusalem? Because it will heat up the atmosphere?” [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] said in an address to parliament. “We are building like we’ve built since the establishment of the state.…Violence is not the result of building in Jerusalem.”… (more)
