The US asked Israel to stop building in southern Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu refused.
Gilo was founded in 1971 on land in southern Jerusalem that was liberated in the 1967 Six Day War. U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell reportedly said that the construction risks raising tensions with the Palestinian Authority.
Gilo was founded in 1971 on land in southern Jerusalem that was liberated in the 1967 Six Day War. U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell reportedly said that the construction risks raising tensions with the Palestinian Authority.
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