Jerusalem - Israel said Friday it was authorizing the construction of 28 new public buildings in West Bank settlements, one day after it announced a 10-month suspension of Israeli building in the occupied territory. That suspension applies to new residential buildings only, and also also excludes East Jerusalem - as well as some 3,000 apartments elsewhere in West Bank settlements whose construction has already begun.
Defence Minister Ehud Barak signed the approvals late Thursday, his office said in a statement sent to the German Press-Agency
