Israel building 700 new apartments in 'east' Jerusalem

Israel has issued building permits for 692 apartments in the Jerusalem neighborhoods of Pisgat Zev, Neve Yaakov and Har Homa, all of which are across the 1949 armistice lines. These apartments are in addition to the 900 apartments that were approved last month in Gilo. The new construction tenders parallel a building freeze on new homes on Judea and Samaria.Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu