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| Israel vows more settlements after brief freeze |
| 2009-12-02 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the regime will return to settlement construction after a "temporary" moratorium on new construction in the occupied West Bank. Netanyahu said on Tuesday that a 10-month settlement freeze he had earlier announced was only a "one-time, temporary" move, the Israeli media reported. Israel has rejected all international demands for the permanent freeze on building settlements in the occupied territories. "The future final-status accord in Judea and Samaria will be determined at the end of negotiations and not a day earlier," he added. He made the remarks amid sharp criticism from Israeli rightists who vowed to defy the government decision and "do everything" to continue the constructions. The building of settlements in the occupied territories has been a key point of contention in the 'peace' talks between the Israelis and the Palestinian Authority. The Islamic Hamas resistance movement rejects peace talks with the Israeli regime and insists than peace for Palestinians will only come through resistance. "I know the decision not to approve any additional construction is not easy to accept. It's not easy for the settlers, and it's hard even for me," he proclaimed. Earlier in the day, West Bank settlers clashed with inspectors who were to enforce the moratorium on construction, a military official said. Israel keeps 242 settlements in the West Bank, where more than 187,000 settlers live. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Arabs can live in Israel, ergo: Jews can live in the west bank of the Jordan. Except it doesn't work that way, Enver Crerens8778. A major point of Palestinian 'negotiations' has ever been that upon conclusion the Palestinian territories must be completely free of all Jewish communities. I'm not at all certain what the rest of your post means. Perhaps you would be good enough to explain it to me in smaller words? Thank you. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-12-02 15:48 |
| #2 Duh! Arabs can live in Israel, ergo: Jews can live in the west bank of the Jordan. Reminder: over 2,000,000 Christians have been coerced out of their Holy Lands since 1948. Yet, the numbers of Israeli Arabs increases exponentially. Someone is being screwed and it isn't the arab. |
| Posted by: Enver Crerens8778 2009-12-02 15:43 |
| #1 the headline here is based on Iran Press TV's reading of Bibi's words, which to me seem tendentious. He said it was a temporary move. That to me is not a promise to start building again when its over - its a message to the Arabs that he expects reciprocation - at the very least a PA return to negotiations, and probably some diplo concessions from the Arab states. IF he does not get that, THEN he will start building in the settlements again. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2009-12-02 12:21 |