“The Jordanian foreign minister demanded that Israel halt any unilateral actions that might affect the status of Jerusalem, especially the issue of Al-Mughrabi Gate,”

For the first time in many years, the Israeli government has approved Jewish construction in Hevron, the City of the Patriarchs.

Condi Rice arrived in Israel Sunday to berate Israel about its new housing projects in Jerusalem and try to force it to abandon the plans.

The Saudis are floating a proposed UN Security Council resolution prohibiting Israel from building any housing in Jerusalem.

Har Choma
Haaretz - The U.S. has requested that Israel provide clarifications on its plan to build more than 300 new homes in an East Jerusalem neighborhood, Israeli officials confirmed to Haaretz on Thursday.
The new housing would expand Har Homa, a Jewish neighborhood in an area Palestinians claim as the capital of a future state. The [...]