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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/16/world/middleeast/16mideast.html
Rice Says Houses Hurt Mideast Talks
[New York Times] Ethan Bronner - On the latest of her nearly monthly visits to Jerusalem, Secretary of State Rice said Sunday that thousands of housing units that Israel is building on captured land were harming peace talks with the Palestinians. Referring to the construction of Jerusalem neighborhoods, Rice said, "I do believe, and the United States believes, that the actions and the announcements that are taking place are indeed having a negative effect on the atmosphere for the negotiation."