Construction continues in Ramot for new settler homes Israeli plans for 1,000 new settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem are "destroying" efforts by Washington's top diplomat to revive the peace process, a Palestinian official charged on Thursday. But Israel said the construction plans were not new and accused the Palestinians of seeking a pretext to avoid a resumption of direct talks which broke down in 2010 and which US Secretary of State John Kerry is trying to revive. Images of the Ramot settlement, where contracts have been signed for 300 new homes