Beit Jamal has been targeted in "Price tag" attacks in the past.

Ariel also called for building E1, where there are plans for 3,500 apartments.

Former US officials and experts familiar with the White House's thinking say Obama appears locked into policies aimed at containing threats and avoiding deeper US military engagement in final year.

Bowie died peacefully surrounded by his family and friends. He was 69 at the time.

The campaign is aimed at rebuilding the home of a family in Ramallah, whose son, Mohannad Halabi, knifed to death two Israelis in an attack in Jerusalem in October.

The passenger is expected to face criminal charges for causing a disturbance and uttering threats.

Ezra Nawi boasted last week about helping PA security forces find Palestinians who sell land to Jews, who are then tortured and killed.

"Jews continue to be prime targets for terrorist attacks. In Israel, in Europe, in the United States, and in many other places."