Israel plans to build thousands of new homes for its settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, an Israeli official said earlier, defying a U.N. vote that implicitly recognized Palestinian statehood there.
MORE: http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/30/15573067-us-slams-israels-decision-to-expand-settlements?lite
See also...
U.N. Recognition of Palestine: What Does It Mean for the Peace Process?
http://world.time.com/2012/11/28/palestinians-seek-u-n-recognition-the-peace-process-is-dead-long-live-the-peace-process/?hpt=hp_bn16
U.N. approves Palestinian 'observer state' bid
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/29/world/meast/palestinian-united-nations/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
