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East Jerusalem Excluded from Settlement Freeze
US President Barak Obama has agreed to exclude East Jerusalem from any present or future settlement freeze agreements, Western and Israeli officials confirmed.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu agreed to a 9 month settlement freeze in Yesha, after meeting with US special envoy George Mitchell in Germany yesterday. According to the present agreement, Israel will be permitted to complete the contruction of 2500 housing units already being built in the settlements.