Israeli peace activists demonstrated against ongoing construction of Jewish housing in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Ras al-Amud. Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the go-ahead for construction to begin at Ras al-Amud in the days before Israel’s May 17 election.
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