Israel approves new housing despite pleas for delay ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Los Angeles Times by Edmund Sanders - (Analysis) September 27, 2011 - 12:00am Reporting from Jerusalem— Israel gave preliminary approval Tuesday to the construction of about 1,100 new housing units in East Jerusalem, brushing aside pleas from U.S. and European diplomats to delay the controversial project as they attempt to restart peace talks. The Interior Ministry's green light will clear the way for a significant expansion of the Jewish development of Gilo, on land seized by Israel during the 1967 Middle East War. » Read more