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| Germany: Israel must refrain from new settlements |
| 2011-12-20 |
| BERLIN: A spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany is urging Israel to refrain from constructing new settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Chancellor, aren't you a little busy with other issues right now? Georg Streiter said Monday Israel’s recent announcement that it would seek contractors to build some 1,000 apartments in both areas conveys “a devastating message with regard to the current efforts to resume peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.” He says Germany “urgently calls on the Israeli government to refrain from inviting bids for the apartments.” |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #8 Lotp, the condition attached to that Dolphin was freeing the PA's tax withholdings...but previously it had been settlements. Now Germany is trying the settlement thing again. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-12-20 21:12 |
| #7 Germany just recently agreed to sell - and subsidize the cost of - another Dolphin class submarine to Israel IIRC. Worth keeping in mind. |
| Posted by: lotp 2011-12-20 16:07 |
| #6 Germany has no business at all telling Israel what to do. How about STFU Germany. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-12-20 11:22 |
| #5 From a propaganda standpoint, it may sound like lebensraum to the german people. |
| Posted by: flash91 2011-12-20 09:53 |
| #4 I'm sure Israel will take this in the spirit in which it was given. Total cynicism. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-12-20 08:55 |
| #3 Some days are better started with a strong hot coffee than with a tactless comment. Or two. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2011-12-20 07:49 |
| #2 It's not too late for us to nuke Germany you know. We could call it a delayed reaction from WWII. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick - Halliburton Lost Drill Bit Division 2011-12-20 05:48 |
| #1 Otherwise gas chambers for us? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-12-20 02:22 |