Jewish settlers broke ground on new construction projects in the West Bank Wednesday. The building is in defiance of a ban imposed by the Israeli government that expires at the end of the month.
Settlers and their government supporters have been pushing for an end to the freeze. Palestinians say if the freeze ends, they will walk out of peace talks.
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