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Angered by Palestinian unity gov't, Israel to build more settler homes

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05-06-2014 | 01:26

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Angered by Palestinian unity gov't, Israel to build more settler homes

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Israel announced on Thursday it would build 1,500 more settler homes in response to the formation of a Palestinian unity government that includes Hamas Islamists opposed to Israel's existence.

Housing Minister Uri Ariel told Israel Radio that tenders had been issued for constructing the housing units following the inauguration of what he termed a Palestinian "terrorist government".

He did not cite locations. But Israeli media said homes would be erected in seven settlements in the occupied West Bank, some of them in areas Israel annexed to Jerusalem after the 1967 Middle East war.

"When Israel is spat upon, it has to do something about it," Ariela, a far-right member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, said.

Asked who had insulted Israel, he replied: "Our neighbours, and to a certain extent, the world."

A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, whose reconciliation deal with Hamas Islamists led to the government's formation on Monday, said: "The Palestinian leadership will respond to this new settlement activity in an unprecedented manner". He did not elaborate.

Most countries regard settlements that Israel has built in territory it captured in 1967 as illegal. Their fate is a key issue in talks on an eventual independent Palestinian state - the latest round of which collapsed in April.

The United States, Israel's main ally, said on Monday it would work with the new Palestinian unity government as needed but would monitor its commitment to continued cooperation with the Jewish state. Israel said it was "deeply disappointed" by the U.S. position.

Ariel accused the United States of breaking an understanding with Israel that it would not talk with the new government.

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