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JERUSALEM-Israel said Tuesday it is seeking bids to build more than 300 new homes in a disputed east Jerusalem neighborhood, drawing Palestinian condemnations that the move is undermining the newly revived peace talks held last week in Annapolis, Md.A Housing Ministry spokesman said 307 units would be built in Har Homa, a Jewish neighborhood in east Jerusalem. Israel captured the eastern part of the city in the 1967 Mideast war and annexed the area. The Palestinians claim east Jerusalem as the capital of a future state.Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said he went an urgent message to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, asking her to block the project from moving forward."This is undermining Annapolis," he said, referring to last week's U.S.-hosted summit, where Israel and the Palestinians relaunched peace talks.As in the days of Noah...
