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Israel rejects US calls to halt settlement activity

Thursday, 07 July 2016 12:16 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 07 July 2016 12:16 PM ]

A picture taken on July 4, 2016, shows buildings under construction in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank. (AFP)

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