OLMERT: NO SETTLEMENTS WITHOUT MY APPROVAL

Olmert: No West Bank Construction Without My Prior Approval - Barak Ravid
Prime Minister Olmert sent an official letter on Sunday to government ministers with an order to refrain from authorizing any construction in the West Bank without his and Defense Minister Barak's prior approval. Olmert did not address construction in eastern Jerusalem in the letter. However, he said Sunday, "the sweeping order regarding all of Judea and Samaria [West Bank] won't touch upon Jerusalem, but even on Jerusalem, we must act wisely and cautiously." (Ha'aretz)