![A crane is seen next to homes in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem A crane is seen next to homes in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim January 3, 2014. Israel on Friday published tenders for 1,400 new homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, days after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited the region to push peace efforts with the Palestinians. Picture taken January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION POLITICS) - RTX178IM](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/05/RTX178IM.jpg/RTX178IM.jpg?h=717f26e4&itok=m7OfBmpl)
![A crane is seen next to homes in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem A crane is seen next to homes in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim January 3, 2014. Israel on Friday published tenders for 1,400 new homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, days after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited the region to push peace efforts with the Palestinians. Picture taken January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION POLITICS) - RTX178IM](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/05/RTX178IM.jpg/RTX178IM.jpg?h=717f26e4&itok=m7OfBmpl)
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![A crane is seen next to homes in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem A crane is seen next to homes in a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem known to Israelis as Har Homa and to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim January 3, 2014. Israel on Friday published tenders for 1,400 new homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, days after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited the region to push peace efforts with the Palestinians. Picture taken January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION POLITICS) - RTX178IM](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/05/RTX178IM.jpg/RTX178IM.jpg?h=717f26e4&itok=m7OfBmpl)
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