File – In this Aug. 25, 2005 file photo, sheep graze in front of Maaleh Adumim, the largest Jewish settlement in the West Bank, five miles (8 kilometers) east of Jerusalem. Israel’s Housing Ministry said Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, it is exploring potential construction of thousands of new homes in West Bank settlements in the coming years. The announcement threatened to deal a new blow to U.S.-brokered Mideast peace efforts, which have run into trouble over Israeli settlement construction on occupied lands claimed by the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner, File)

