A new spat over settlements may see Middle East peace talks called off
Middle East peace talk in tatters over housing
By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker
Palestinian leaders are threatening to pull out of planned peace talks with Israel unless it reverses a plan to build 1,600 new homes for Jewish settlers in east Jerusalem. More
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