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| UN's Ban Ki-moon warns Israel of 'fatal blow' to peace | ||
| 2012-12-03 | ||
| Israeli settlement plans in a strategically sensitive area of occupied land near East Jerusalem would deal "an almost fatal blow" to peace hopes, UN head Ban Ki-moon has warned. Palestinians in East Jerusalem could be completely cut off from the rest of the West Bank, he said.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue with the building plans. "We will carry on building in Jerusalem and in all the places that are on the map of Israel's strategic interests" The UN General Assembly backed a proposal on Thursday by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to change the Palestinians' status at the UN to that of non-member observer state. In a statement on Sunday, Mr Ban expressed his "grave concern and disappointment" over the 3,000 newly authorised Israeli settlement units in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. But he was most adamant that any plans to build in the so-called E1 area - between Jerusalem and the West Bank settlement of Maaleh Adumim - should be rescinded. An Israeli official has described the proposals in the E1 zone as "preliminary zoning and planning work". "It would represent an almost fatal blow to remaining chances of securing a two-state solution," Mr Ban said.
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| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 OTOH compare wid TOPIX > UN CHIEF ACCUSES SYRIA OF VIOLATING [1974] CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT WID ISRAEL, URGES END TO ALL FIRINGS. As for the Paleos, technically speaking EGYPT claims Gaza as its sovereign territory - AFAIK its only allowing the Paleos to stay there as "guests" of the Egyptian Govt-State. DITTO AS PER JORDAN + WEST BANK, ALBEIT ISRAEL PROCLAIMS THE WEST BANK AS "DISPUTED" TERRITORY. Jordan does have a very large Paleo population, a fact which the ruling Hashemites are always keen to notice - read, sensitive. All things equal, I would argue that Israel's contruction on the WB is actually good for the Paleo's interests, as both Egypt + Jordan show no sign of giving up Gaza or WB to the Paleos as the latter's own sovereign land. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-12-03 22:18 |
| #3 Unlike, say, 8000 rockets from Gaza? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-12-03 15:30 |
| #2 Fuck you moon-boy. The Palestinians are the biggest fatal blow to your two-state solution. Or any solution that doesn't involve napalming the West Bank and bouncing the rubble after. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2012-12-03 14:46 |
| #1 A "fatal blow" to a non-existent "hope for peace". That's a good trick. |
| Posted by: mojo 2012-12-03 13:30 |