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Vice President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone on Tuesday in a bid to diffuse the tensions that suddenly flared up after Israel announced new construction plans in East Jerusalem during Biden’s visit last week. Things could get frosty again soon, though: Netanyahu is expected to call Secretary of State Hillary Clinton again as early as Wednesday to deliver his formal response to Clinton’s list of demands, which included cancellation of the construction project and goodwill gestures towards the Palestinians. In the meantime, Israel has announced a second building project in East Jerusalem.