AsiaNews: The day after the swearing in of the new US president Donald Trump, Israel has approved the construction of hundreds of new settlements in East Jerusalem. “Now we can finally build” stressed the vice-mayor of the city Meir Turgeman, confirming the perception of a new climate in relations between Washington and Israel. The Palestinian response was immediate, through spokesman for President Mahmoud Abbas which “strongly condemns” the decision. Read more here.
