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OpenCalais Metadata: Latitude: 
31.47
OpenCalais Metadata: Longitude: 
35.1

Trump Victory May Open Floodgates For Illegal Settlement Boom

Israel is looking forward to the election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States as it may allow resumption of illegal settlement building in East Jerusalem. Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election may spark a building boom in East Jerusalem as Israeli authorities consider starting a wave of illegal settlement construction that was frozen under President Obama.