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U.S. Again Slams Israel for Advancing Housing Plans in Jerusalem
(Jerusalem Post-Ha'aretz) Daniel K. Eisenbud and Tovah Lazaroff - U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki warned on Wednesday that approval of an initial plan to build 200 housing units in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramot could be harmful to the peace process. In response, an Israeli official asked: "Does anyone really believe that building in Ramot is an obstacle to peace?" Just last week Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "The neighborhoods where Jews live and where we are building have been in the hands of Israeli governments for the last 50 years. Everyone knows they will remain part of Israel in any peace arrangement." A senior official at the Jerusalem Municipality said objections to building in Ramot were based on a double standard. America "forbids discrimination based on religion, race or sex. In the U.S. no one would prohibit a private contractor from building just because he is Jewish or black."