JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s prime minister told his party that Israel will continue to build in Jerusalem.
"Construction in Jerusalem – and anywhere else – will continue in the same way that has been customary during the past 42 years," Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday during a Likud party meeting, according to reports. "The Cabinet’s decision to end the construction freeze after 10 months remains standing."
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