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White House: Israeli settlement plan 'counterproductive'
"We reiterate our longstanding opposition to settlements and East Jerusalem construction and announcements," White House front man Tommy Vietor said. Israel plans to build thousands of new homes for its settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, an Israeli official said earlier, defying a UN vote that implicitly recognized Paleostinian statehood there. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... , said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's conservative government had authorized the construction of 3,000 housing units. "We believe these actions are counterproductive and make it arder resume direct negotiations or achieve of a two state solution," Vietor said. "Direct negotiations remain our goal and we encourage all parties to take steps to make that easier to achieve." Posted by: trailing wife 2012-12-01 |
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