Israel minister: US censure slows down settlements
Israel's defense minister says US criticism has slowed down Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank but that he hopes it's a "temporary" slowdown because the Obama administration "won't be around forever."
Moshe Ya'alon says Israel wants to build more settlement housing but that global criticism, led by the United States, has prompted restraint.
His remarks, given to a group of Jewish seminary students in a West Bank settlement, were broadcast by Israeli Army Radio on Wednesday.
