Jul 25, 1997 4:58 AM

Netanyahu Fight

The Israeli prime minister has finally encountered a plan for Jewish housing in occupied areas he doesn't like. He is fighting a plan bankrolled by US businessman Irving Moskowitz to build a new development in the heart of east Jerusalem, the city's predominantly Arab quarter. Palestinians have warned Netanyuahu, a backer of aggressive settlement policies, that the Moskowitz plan is a time bomb.

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