The response from Palestinian officials contained no surprises after Israel said this week it would go ahead with construction of 900 new units in Gilo, a Jewish community in East Jerusalem.

VOA: standard.2009.11.18

Current construction of 2,500 homes in the West Bank will continue along with 455 additional new housing units approved this week.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

A new study looked at a single day of more than 1,200 intensive care units, or ICUs,in 75 countries.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

China also showcased new mobile radar units, unmanned drones and helicopters equipment state-run TV announcers said would be useful for the "new information-based environment."

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said, "This decision to build new housing units in East Jerusalem undermines the credibility of those involved in making the peace process continue."

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

We hope that there is good progress." Israel is offering a partial settlement freeze: construction on 3,000 housing units in the West Bank will continue, but no new projects will be approved.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

The Israeli government angered and embarrassed the Obama administration a week ago when it announced, as Vice President Joe Biden began a visit to Israel, that it will build 1,600 new Jewish housing units in mainly-Arab East Jerusalem.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

Despite U.S.demands for Israel to stop or restrain construction of Jewish housing in disputed East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, during the Biden visit Israeli officials announced their approval of construction of 1,600 new Jewish housing units in East Jerusalem.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11