Ha'aretz 19.07.09

'U.S tells Israel to halt building project in East Jerusalem

By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service The United States has told Israel it must halt an East Jerusalem construction project in accordance with the Obama administration's demands for a complete freeze on settlement building, Israeli radio stations reported on Sunday.

WZO suspected of giving settlers Palestinian land By Amos Harel Attorney General Menahem Mazuz has told police to investigate workers from the World Zionist Organization's settlement division on suspicion of knowingly allocating private Palestinian land for construction in the settlement of Ofra, Channel 2 reported on Friday.