[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA:

OK. So no announcements the week a VP visits.

How about the same week that a Secretary visits?

How about the same week that Mitchell happens to be in town?

etc.]

Statement from Prime Minister Netanyahu's Bureau
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday (Wednesday), 10.3.10, summoned
Interior Minister Eli Yishai and expressed his displeasure at the timing of
the announcement of another stage in the planning process of a Jerusalem
building project.

In light of the ongoing disagreement between Israel and the US on building
in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Netanyahu said there was no need to advance the
planning process this week and instructed Interior Minister Yishai to adopt
procedures to prevent such an incident from recurring.

Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke to US Vice President Joe Biden and expressed
his regret over the unfortunate timing. The Prime Minister informed the
Vice President that this specific project had moved through various planning
stages over several years. The final approval process will in all
likelihood take more than a year and the beginning of actual construction
would likely take several years.