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Expanding settlements are part of the battle for Jerusalem.

Publication: National Catholic Reporter
Publication Date: 13-MAY-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Expanding settlements are part of the battle for Jerusalem.(VIEWPOINT)

Article Excerpt
There was a dramatic tone to some of the media reports on the eve of the April 11 "Crawford Summit" about the question of settlement expansion. A conflict was brewing, it was argued, over the Bush administration's displeasure with Israeli plans to build 3,500 housing units in an area known as E-1. This would constitute an extension westward of the town of Ma'aleh Adumim and would create an urban link to Jerusalem. The differences over this plan are real enough and long-standing, but it is not at all certain that they merit the attention given at this time.

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