Israel has authorised the
construction of 3,000 more housing units in occupied East Jerusalem and the West
Bank, according to Israeli officials.
It is also speeding up the processing of 1,000 planning permissions.
The decision comes a day after a vote at the UN General Assembly upgraded the
Palestinians' status at the UN to that of non-member observer state.
The US said the expansion plan was counterproductive and would make it harder
to resume peace talks.
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