Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Threat of action needed to stop Iran nukes -Israel- Tue Nov 9, 2010

Threat of action needed to stop Iran nukes -Israel


By Jeffrey Heller

NEW ORLEANS | Tue Nov 9, 2010 8:11am IST

In an announcement a day after Netanyahu met Biden, Israel's Interior Ministry said it was pushing ahead with plans to build 1,300 new apartments for Jewish families in Arab East Jerusalem.

U.S.-Israeli relations were strained in March when the ministry announced a similar housing project during a visit by Biden to Israel.

Netanyahu flies later in the day to New York and will meet U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon soon after his arrival.

An Israeli official said Netanyahu would raise Israel's objections to any unilateral Palestinian statehood moves in the world body.

(Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

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