Jerusalem, December 8, 2009/Ammar Awad
Next week is the time of year when millions of people around the world look to Jerusalem as the source of inspiration for the Christian festival of Easter and Jewish Passover celebrations. But this week the city is also the recurrent focus of bitter dispute. The United States has directed rare strong criticism at Israel over its plans to expand Jewish settlements there, saying the building undermines U.S. efforts to advance Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Want to know more? Following are links to a sampling of recent Reuters stories about Jerusalem and a Reuters graphic on new Israeli construction in East Jerusalems:
LATEST NEWS
Israel awaits word, signs are no deal with US
Israel, undeterred, to build in East Jerusalem
FEATURE STORIES
Jerusalem struggle goes on, years after war
Researchers dig up controversy in Jerusalem
ANALYSIS/BACKGROUND
Leaders' Jerusalem rhetoric mirrors conflict
Q+A-Jerusalem: What's at stake? Why does it matter?
Jerusalem clashes could signal more trouble
