UN chief 'concerned' over east Jerusalem building
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday voiced his concern following the Israeli plan to build dozens of new housing unit in the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood in Jerusalem and about 1,000 additional units in Har Homa. He spoke during a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York.
Netanyahu and Ban discussed the efforts to resume peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. The UN chief stressed in a statement released after the meeting that it was "vital to break the current diplomatic stalemate, resume negotiations and produce results." (Yitzhak Benhorin, Washington)
