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Israelis walk past the construction site of a new housing project at the Jewish settlement of Gilo in Israeli-annexed Arab East Jerusalem on August 12, 2013. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)
![Israeli authorities approve East Jerusalem settlement expansion](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Israel-Settlements.jpg)
Israelis walk past the construction site of a new housing project at the Jewish settlement of Gilo in Israeli-annexed Arab East Jerusalem on August 12, 2013. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)