AMMAN, March 31 (SPA) - U.S. Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice called on Monday for a halt to Israelisettlement building after Jerusalem municipality saidit planned to build 600 new housing units. "We continue to state America's position that settlementactivity should stop, that its expansion should stop -- that isindeed not consistent with 'road map' obligations," Rice said ata press conference in Amman, Jordan with Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas, according to a report of Reuters.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/541611