Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Netanyahu: "A united Jerusalem expresses a broad national consensus"

Israel will continue building in east Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said following White House criticism of construction plans for an additional 1,500 homes on land claimed by Palestinians. 

“Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the state of Israel and we will continue to build there,” Netanyahu said today in Acco, Israel. "Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the state of Israel and we will continue to build there. A united Jerusalem expresses a broad national consensus."