I Would Have Written It Up Differently

Reuters has the story this way (extracts):-

Israel to build new homes in occupied West Bank

Israel announced plans on Sunday to build hundreds of new homes in an area of the occupied West Bank the Israeli government considers part of Jerusalem, despite U.S. and Palestinian calls to halt settlement expansion.

The announcement came two days before Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sets off Washington for a three-day visit where he will meet U.S. President George W. Bush.

The 2003 peace "road map", reaffirmed by Israeli and Palestinian leaders at a conference hosted by Bush in November, requires a halt to all settlement activity on occupied land where Palestinians seek statehood.

Housing Minister Zeev Boim instructed his office to publish a tender to build an additional 763 housing units in Pisgat Zeev and 121 housing units at Har Homa, an area Palestinians refer to as Jabal Abu Ghneim.

Both sites are located on lands captured by Israel during the 1967 Middle East war, and were incorporated into the municipal borders of Jerusalem in an act not recognised internationally.

Yasser Abed Rabbo, a senior aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said Olmert's government "talks about peace while at the same time works on undermining the basis of peace by increasing settlement activity in Jerusalem and around it."

Olmert, in keeping with the previous government's policy, has vowed to keep West Bank settlement blocs, including enclaves near Jerusalem, under any future peace accord.

Israel regards all of Jerusalem as its capital. Palestinians want East Jerusalem to be the capital of the state they hope to establish in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

(Additional reporting by Wafa Amr in Ramallah)

Now, let's try it my way:-

Israel to build new homes in Jerusalem suburbs

JERUSALEM, June 1 (Reuters) - Israel announced plans on Sunday to build hundreds of new homes in an area the Arabs claim should be considered as part of "occupied West Bank". The Israeli government considers the area part of Jerusalem and in 1967, passed a law to that effect. The U.S. and Palestinians have consistently called for a halt to such expansions of Israel residency locations.

The announcement came two days before Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, under a heavy cloud of corruption suspicion, sets off Washington for a three-day visit where he will meet outgoing U.S. President George W. Bush.

The 2003 peace "road map", reaffirmed by Israeli and Palestinian leaders at a conference hosted by Bush in November, requires a halt to all construction activity of new Jewish communities in sections of their national homeland where Arab Palestinians seek statehood. That road map also called for a halt to terror, something the Arabs have not only refused to fulfill but have upgraded their terror capabilities.

Housing Minister Zeev Boim instructed his office to publish a tender to build an additional 763 housing units in Pisgat Zeev and 121 housing units at Har Homa, an area Palestinians refer to as Jabal Abu Ghneim.

Both sites are located on lands captured by Israel during the 1967 Middle East war, a war of agression initiated by Arabs and were incorporated into the municipal borders of Jerusalem.

Olmert, in keeping with the previous government's policy, has vowed to keep areas of Jewish residency in Judea and Samaria, including near Jerusalem, under any future peace accord.

Israel regards all of Jerusalem as its capital. Arab Palestinians want East Jerusalem to be the capital of the state they hope to establish in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

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