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Source: http://www.pmo.gov.il/PMOEng/Communication/PMSpeaks/speechlula150310.htm
Netanyahu: Israel Will Keep Building in Jerusalem
(Prime Minister's Office) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told visiting Brazilian President Lula da Silva at the Knesset on Monday: "Welcome to united Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, the eternal city and the city of the Bible." "No government of Israel for the last 40 years has agreed to place restrictions on building in Jerusalem....During that time, all these governments have built in the suburbs of Jerusalem - in Gilo, in Ramot, in Neve Yaakov, in Ramat Eshkol, in French Hill, in Pisgat Zeev, in Ramat Shlomo and elsewhere. The establishment of these Jewish suburbs did not harm the Arabs of east Jerusalem in any shape or form and did not come at their expense....Regardless of whatever political differences there may be in this house regarding the final-status agreement, the ultimate borders of Israel, everyone agrees that all of these neighborhoods will remain part of Israel in any final peace settlement." "We will continue to keep Jerusalem an open city accessible to all religions - a city where Jews and Arabs, Christians and Muslims, live together and have freedom of religion and access to religious sites."