Occupied Jerusalem: Israel will build 884 more houses in Occupied East Jerusalem, the Housing Ministry said on Sunday, in a move that enraged the Palestinians who have demanded the area as the capital of their promised state. We will invite tenders for the construction of 121 housing units in Har Homa and 763 others in Pisgat Zeev, ministry spokesman Eran Sidis told AFP, referring to two illegal colonies in Arab East Jerusalem. Israel occupied and annexed the eastern half of the city after the 1967 war in a move not recognized by the international community or the Palestinians, who have demanded it as their capital in recently revived peace talks. Affected population are all indigenous population of Jerusalem, Laurie Copans, Census Finds 3.76 Million Palestinians (2008).

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