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| No change on Jerusalem, says PM | No change on Jerusalem, says PM |
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| The Israeli prime minister says his policy on Jerusalem will not change - a sign that a row with the US over settlement building remains unresolved. | The Israeli prime minister says his policy on Jerusalem will not change - a sign that a row with the US over settlement building remains unresolved. |
| Benjamin Netanyahu's statement came as he prepared to brief senior cabinet colleagues on the talks with President Barack Obama. The US has not commented. | Benjamin Netanyahu's statement came as he prepared to brief senior cabinet colleagues on the talks with President Barack Obama. The US has not commented. |
| The row centres on Israeli plans to build 1,600 homes in East Jerusalem. | The row centres on Israeli plans to build 1,600 homes in East Jerusalem. |
| Palestinians want East Jerusalem as their capital. They say they will not take part in US-mediated peace talks. | Palestinians want East Jerusalem as their capital. They say they will not take part in US-mediated peace talks. |
| Israel insists the city will remain its undivided capital. | Israel insists the city will remain its undivided capital. |
| Nearly half a million Jews live in more than 100 settlements built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. | Nearly half a million Jews live in more than 100 settlements built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. |
| They are considered illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this. | They are considered illegal under international law, although Israel disputes this. |
| Trappings withheld | Trappings withheld |
| The row over Israel's plans for homes in East Jerusalem has caused one of the worst crises in US-Israeli ties for decades. | The row over Israel's plans for homes in East Jerusalem has caused one of the worst crises in US-Israeli ties for decades. |
| Israel unveiled the plans to build in the East Jerusalem settlement of Ramat Shlomo during a visit by US Vice-President Joe Biden - a move which Washington initially branded an insult. | Israel unveiled the plans to build in the East Jerusalem settlement of Ramat Shlomo during a visit by US Vice-President Joe Biden - a move which Washington initially branded an insult. |
| TIMELINE: ISRAEL-US ROW 9 Mar: Israel announces the building of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem during visit by US Vice-President Joe Biden. Mr Biden condemns the move11 Mar: Mr Biden says there must be no delay in resuming Mid-East peace talks, despite the row12 Mar: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Israeli move is "deeply negative" for relations 15 Mar: The US says it is waiting for a "formal response" from Israel to its proposals to show it is committed to Mid-East peace 16 Mar: The US envoy to the Mid-East postpones a visit to Israel 17 Mar: President Obama denies there is a crisis with Israel 22 Mar: Hillary Clinton tells pro-Israel lobby group Aipac Israel has to make "difficult but necessary choices" if it wants peace with Palestinians. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu tells Aipac Israel has a "right to build" in Jerusalem 23 Mar: Mr Obama and Mr Netanyahu meet behind closed doors with no media access 23 Mar: Jerusalem municipal government approves building of 20 new homes in East Jerusalem24 Mar: Mr Netanyahu ends Washington trip talking of a "golden" solution amid US silence Views from Israel Israel-US: A bruised friendship Issues: Borders and settlements | TIMELINE: ISRAEL-US ROW 9 Mar: Israel announces the building of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem during visit by US Vice-President Joe Biden. Mr Biden condemns the move11 Mar: Mr Biden says there must be no delay in resuming Mid-East peace talks, despite the row12 Mar: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Israeli move is "deeply negative" for relations 15 Mar: The US says it is waiting for a "formal response" from Israel to its proposals to show it is committed to Mid-East peace 16 Mar: The US envoy to the Mid-East postpones a visit to Israel 17 Mar: President Obama denies there is a crisis with Israel 22 Mar: Hillary Clinton tells pro-Israel lobby group Aipac Israel has to make "difficult but necessary choices" if it wants peace with Palestinians. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu tells Aipac Israel has a "right to build" in Jerusalem 23 Mar: Mr Obama and Mr Netanyahu meet behind closed doors with no media access 23 Mar: Jerusalem municipal government approves building of 20 new homes in East Jerusalem24 Mar: Mr Netanyahu ends Washington trip talking of a "golden" solution amid US silence Views from Israel Israel-US: A bruised friendship Issues: Borders and settlements |
| Mr Netanyahu met President Barack Obama on Tuesday and held further talks on Wednesday with US Middle East envoy George Mitchell. | Mr Netanyahu met President Barack Obama on Tuesday and held further talks on Wednesday with US Middle East envoy George Mitchell. |
| The White House has been trying to persuade Mr Netanyahu to commit to several trust-building measures to revive hopes for indirect "proximity talks" between Israel and the Palestinians. | The White House has been trying to persuade Mr Netanyahu to commit to several trust-building measures to revive hopes for indirect "proximity talks" between Israel and the Palestinians. |
| Scant information on the content of Mr Netanyahu's talks with US officials has emerged and rarely has so little been said about such high-level meetings, lasting so long, between the US and one of its closest allies, says the BBC's Richard Lister in Washington. | |
| Israeli sources quoted by Reuters news agency said Mr Netanyahu could not finalise any confidence-building measures until he presented them to his cabinet. | Israeli sources quoted by Reuters news agency said Mr Netanyahu could not finalise any confidence-building measures until he presented them to his cabinet. |
| Minutes before Mr Netanyahu's visit to the White House on Tuesday, it emerged the Jerusalem municipal government had approved another development. | Minutes before Mr Netanyahu's visit to the White House on Tuesday, it emerged the Jerusalem municipal government had approved another development. |
| Twenty apartments are to be built by a Jewish-American property developer on the site of an old hotel in the predominantly Arab neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah. | Twenty apartments are to be built by a Jewish-American property developer on the site of an old hotel in the predominantly Arab neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah. |
| The BBC's Kim Ghattas in Washington said Mr Netanyahu did not get the reception usually reserved for America's allies. | The BBC's Kim Ghattas in Washington said Mr Netanyahu did not get the reception usually reserved for America's allies. |
| There was no press conference and no lavish welcome. | There was no press conference and no lavish welcome. |
| It all signals that the US is playing tough, making clear it is upset with the Israeli government, says our correspondent. | It all signals that the US is playing tough, making clear it is upset with the Israeli government, says our correspondent. |
| POINTS OF TENSION IN JERUSALEM 1 Gilo: 850 homes approved for publication and planning objections in Nov 20092 Pisgat Zeev: 600 homes approved for publication and planning objections in Jan 20103 Sheikh Jarrah: Municipality approves the building of 20 new apartments on the site of an old hotel4 Ramat Shlomo: 1,600 homes approved for publication and planning objections in Mar 20105 Silwan: Demolition orders on 88 Palestinian homes built without difficult-to-get permits - Israel planning controversial renewal project6. West Bank barrier: Making Palestinian movement between West Bank and Jerusalem harder - Israel says it is for security | POINTS OF TENSION IN JERUSALEM 1 Gilo: 850 homes approved for publication and planning objections in Nov 20092 Pisgat Zeev: 600 homes approved for publication and planning objections in Jan 20103 Sheikh Jarrah: Municipality approves the building of 20 new apartments on the site of an old hotel4 Ramat Shlomo: 1,600 homes approved for publication and planning objections in Mar 20105 Silwan: Demolition orders on 88 Palestinian homes built without difficult-to-get permits - Israel planning controversial renewal project6. West Bank barrier: Making Palestinian movement between West Bank and Jerusalem harder - Israel says it is for security |