Jewish settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank WASHINGTON (Agencies)
World powers came down hard on Israel on Wednesday for its approval to build hundreds of new homes in annexed Arab east Jerusalem as the United States warned it was undermining efforts to relaunch Middle East peace talks.
The unusually biting response from President Barack Obama's administration came after the Israeli interior ministry gave the green light for the construction of 900 new units in Gilo, one of a dozen Jewish settlements in east Jerusalem.
"We are dismayed at the Jerusalem planning committee's decision to move forward on the approval process for the expansion of Gilo in Jerusalem," said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs.
Obama also called the move "dangerous" while the European Union was also "dismayed" by Israel's move, which Russia labeled as "unacceptable."
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