Shaked claims that building meeting is delayed for only a week, while opposition MKs slam government for 'destructive measures' that are a 'surrender to terror'

29 lawmakers demand that administration make clear project cutting off Palestinian neighborhoods in East Jerusalem from Ramallah, Bethlehem a 'red line' for US

After shelving plan bisecting West Bank in January amid international pressure, assuring US it wasn't moving forward, Jerusalem places project back on docket for meeting in July

A meeting to hear objections to the decades-stalled project in the highly controversial area outside Jerusalem has reportedly been indefinitely delayed

UN Mideast envoy denounces settlements as a 'flagrant violation' of international law, says the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers 'remains very fragile'

Senior Biden officials conveyed disapproval of East Jerusalem, West construction Bank three times in past month; in one exchange, Netanyahu responded, 'Jerusalem not a settlement'

Left-wing organizations charge that the construction in Har Homa East would make creating a potential contiguous Palestinian capital in Jerusalem more difficult

Netanyahu said international pressure prevented announcement until less than 2 weeks before elections, but report says he knew White House had already okayed controversial project

Statement backed by all members, including US, urges sides to 'refrain from undermining viability of 2-state solution,' after Israel announces new building plans in East Jerusalem

Foreign policy chief warns building in Givat Hamatos, Har Homa neighborhoods would 'isolate Palestinian communities living in these areas, threaten viability of two-state solution'