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Ban Ki-moon renews call for Israel to stop settlement activities | |
2013-01-15 | |
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday asked the Israeli government to rescind plans for new settlements in the West Bank's E1 area, where Palestinians demonstrating against the construction were evacuated, dpa reported.
Ban said Palestinians have the right to protest the settlements if their actions are peaceful, and he called for Israel to respect that right. "In this particularly difficult period for the region, all concerned should make serious efforts towards creating the conditions for a resumption of meaningful peace negotiations and to protect the future of the peace process, which is in danger," Ban said. Israeli police evicted the protest camp on Sunday. E1 lies between East Jerusalem and the Jewish settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim, where Israel has announced controversial building plans despite massive international opposition. | |
Posted by:Steve White |
#1 The UN can easily be ignored. Settlements are effective against the Palestinians and they work. The UN is without any enforcement capability and little in the way of moral authority either. Hand them some cheese and tell them to go away. |
Posted by: Threater Flusoper9823 2013-01-15 05:56 |