JERUSALEM, Oct 13 (Reuters) -
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on
Israel on Monday to
scrap plans to expand settlements in
East Jerusalem, which Palestinians want as the capital of a future state, and urged both sides to return rapidly to peace talks.
Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza Strip and
East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle
East War and annexed the city's eastern half in a move **t recognised internationally. Palestinians seek to establish statehood in the three territories, while
Israel considers
Jerusalem its eternal and indivisible capital. ...
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