Mr Boim said building continued within all Jerusalem's municipal boundaries.
He added that what had been portrayed as delays in construction in East
Jerusalem "are in fact final stages of coordination" with the municipal
authorities.
Israel announced two months ago that it would build 350 new flats in
the Har Homa settlement, a move that soured fresh efforts to reach an
Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before the two sides had even met.
Mr Boim said there would be an additional 370 new residences in Har
Homa, known as Jabal Abu Ghneim in Arabic, and that bids would be
issued for 750 more in Pisgat Zeev.
"We condemn these Israeli declarations, and once again we ask the Israeli government to give peace a chance by stopping all settlement activity," Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said.
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