There is not now and never was an agreement to freeze Jerusalem construction. Apparently, Obama’s envoy George Mitchell’s statement that P.M. Netanyahu had agreed to suspend building in East Jerusalem is a fantasy. No such agreement was ever made,according to FM Avigdor Lieberman, and comments made by the Prime Minister himself. YNetNews has this story
Lieberman in Japan says Israel has not agreed to halt construction in east Jerusalem, says capital is 'united, open to everyone, Jews, Christians and Muslims'.
Israel has not agreed to freeze construction in east Jerusalem, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told reporters in Tokyo on Wednesday. He said life in the capital would continue as in any other city in Israel.
Similar comments were recently made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite US envoy George Mitchell's announcement that proximity talks with the Palestinians had begun and are based on an Israeli promise not to build in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo.
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