Chairman Saeb Erekat of the Palestinian Authority's diplomatic negotiating team said Monday that the Jerusalem local planning commission's decision to destroy 22 illegally-built Arab homes as part of the King's Garden reclamation project "proves that Israel has decided to destroy the indirect talks with the Palestinians." Dr. Erekat also called on the international community "to stop these dangerous steps."
The authority issued an announcement condemning the decision in addition to construction plans for the capital's Ramat Shlomo neighborhood, stressing that "these arbitrary and dangerous steps demand American and international involvement to stop them."