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Liputan6.com, Jerusalem: Israeli authorities intend to continue the project of new settlements in the West Bank. Especially, after the new project of the Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem, led to protests a number of countries. The announcement was issued during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington DC, United States, earlier Wednesday, for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama.

As diliris NHK, Thursday (25 / 3), the government strongly opposed Obama's expansion into East Jerusalem Israel. Until Obama finally stepped in and asked Netanyahu to freeze the plan. Unfortunately, the Jerusalem city council has given final approval to build 20 new settlements in East Jerusalem. While the Palestinians were expelled [read: Jerusalem Approve New Jewish Settlements 20].

Previously, earlier this month, Israel has announced plans to build 1600 new settlements in East Jerusalem. The announcement came one day after they agreed to resume peace talks with the Palestinian Authority.

Not only the Americans, the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon urged Israel, too, plans to freeze new settlement building in East Jerusalem. Told reporters in New York, Ban said, the settlement activity and violating international law must be stopped.

Last Friday, the UN Security Council, Ban has called on Israel to stop all activities seriously settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The statement was issued after officials from Russia, U.S., EU and UN met in Moscow [read: UN Calls for Termination of Jewish Settlement Development]. (RST / ANS)