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Israeli Housing Minister Uri Ariel ( C ) hugs Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat ( R ) during a corner stone laying ceremony for a new Jewish neighborhood on August 11, 2013 in East Jerusalem, Israel. Israel's Housing Ministry announced Sunday the marketing of land for the immediate construction of nearly 1,200 new units in Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem and the West Bank settlement blocs. Photo by Oren Nahshon