Israel destroys East Jerusalem hotel for settlements

Palestinians accused Israel of trying to "erase" them from the city Israeli bulldozers have demolished part of a hotel in East Jerusalem to make way for 20 homes for Jewish settlers. The destruction of the Shepherd Hotel has angered Palestinians, who want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. The Palestinian leadership said Israel was destroying any chance of returning to pe

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The Palestinian governor of Jerusalem, Adnan al-Husseini, said it was the latest in a line of demolitions of historic buildings and accused Israel of "trying to erase any Palestinian identity from the city of Jerusalem".