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<p>BETHLEHEM (Ma&#8217;an) &#8212; The Japanese government expressed its &#8220;disappointment&#8221; on Monday at recent Israeli plans to build 900 homes in Har Homa settlement, a statement said.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Government of Japan does not recognize any act that prejudges the final status of the territories in the pre-1967 borders, and Israeli settlement activities should be fully frozen.</p>
<p>&#8220;Japan strongly calls upon Israel to refrain from any unilateral act that changes the current situation in East Jerusalem.&#8221;</p>
<p>The government of Japan &#8220;strongly hopes&#8221; that peace talks will be resumed soon, the statement added.</p>
<p>Israel&#8217;s settlement construction is a major obstacle to peace talks.</p>
<p>More than 300,000 Israelis live in settlements in the West Bank and another 200,000 live in settlements in East Jerusalem, which is also home to some 270,000 Palestinians.</p>
<p>Israel has occupied the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem since 1967.</p>
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