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Tag Archives: settlements
New Israeli Settlements in Jerusalem
Israel stated yesterday that more than 900 units will be built in one of its settlements in East Jerusalem. Britain, France and the United States criticized the decision and considered it an obstacle in the way of peace between Israel and the Palestinians.[singlepic id=87 w=320 h=240 float=right]
President Obama said that such an action will not make Israel safer and may result in a serious and dangerous Palestinian frustration.
Obama-Netanyahu talks see no result
Obama invited Netanyahu to the White House after the Israeli PM landed in the US [Reuters]
The latest attempt by the US president to salvage the Middle East peace talks appears to have come to nothing after his meeting with Israel’s prime minister ended with only a brief statement from the White House.[singlepic id=78 w=320 h=240 float=right]
Binyamin Netanyahu left the White House on Monday after spending an hour and forty minutes inside with Barack Obama, without making the customary public appearance with his host.
Latest Developments in the Middle East
Secretary Hillary Clinton made several statements in the last couple of days while visiting Israel and Egypt. Clinton started its tour by saying that it is impossible to accept the idea of putting any kind of Palestinian conditions before negotiating with Israel. Clinton also stated that Israel do not have any law background to use in order to freeze the ongoing settlement building since it already issued permissions for them.
However, Clinton stated that there are Israeli promises not to issue new permissions for building settlements in the future.
Evictions and Settlement Plans in Sheikh Jarrah
Evictions and Settlement Plans in Sheikh Jarrah:
The Case of Shimon HaTzadik
Summary
On May 17, two Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem received court orders to vacate their homes by July 19, 2009. At that point, [singlepic id=42 w=320 h=240 float=right] the houses will be turned over to the landlord: settler organization Nahalat Shimon International, which seeks to demolish the existing Palestinian neighborhood and build a 200-unit settlement in its place.[1]
Israel’s Settlements and Policy
On last Wednesday, Congressman Robert Wexler, who is a supporter of Israel and a close political ally of President Obama, stated that he believes that Israel will say yes to settlement freeze. According to Wexler Israel will lose nothing by such a step which is needed to figure out whether the Arab countries are ready to start normalization with Israel.
