JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli leaders have approved plans to build some 800 housing units for settlers in and around East Jerusalem, Israeli media reports said.
No formal announcement was made late on Sunday, but the liberal Haaretz newspaper quoted an unidentified Israeli official as saying the move was coupled with a decision - which drew right-wing criticism - to erect 600 homes for Palestinians in an Arab neighbourhood of Jerusalem.
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