All Journal Posts Tagged 'settlements' (25)

Israeli ministers, settlers challenge Bibi's building freeze

Israeli settlement leaders vowed Sunday to defy a government crackdown on construction in Judea and Samaria by laying cornerstones in communities across the territories. Their announcement came hours after Defense Minister Ehud Barak ordered his ministry to urgently recruit and train some 40 supervisors to oversee the 10-month construction freeze. It remains to be seen if the settlers will be able to do more than lay cornerstones with forty inspectors roving the area. The I… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on November 29, 2009 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

American shtinkers snoop on settlements

Emissaries of the Obama administration have been traveling around Judea and Samaria in recent weeks, asking residents about construction in their towns and passing the information back to Washington. In Efrat, for instance, the “capital” of Gush Etzion, Regional Council head Sha’ul Goldstein met with an American diplomat who asked for a briefing on the pace of construction in the region. Goldstein said, “I told the residents to tell the truth: that we have come home to bui… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on November 27, 2009 at 2:57am — 3 Comments

Palin: Jews "flocking" to Israel need somewhere to live

Sarah Palin told Barbara Walters that she takes issue with the Obama administration's insistence that Israel halt settlement construction. All the Jews "flocking" to Israel need somewhere to live.

"I disagree with the Obama administration on that," Palin told Walters. "I believe that the Jewish settlements should be allowed to be expanded upon, because that population of Israel is, is going to grow. More and more Jewish people will be flocking t… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on November 21, 2009 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

World leaders kvetch about building plans in Jerusalem

Israel's plan to build some 900 units in the capital's southeastern Gilo neighborhood "complicates" efforts to restart peace talks and could be "very dangerous" because it embitters the Palestinians, US President Barack Obama told Fox News Wednesday, after taking a breaking from touring the Great Wall of China. Obama complained that additional "settlement building" did not make Israel safer. Israelis do not consider construction in their capital city to be "settlements" no… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on November 19, 2009 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

Obama Reaches Boiling Point On Settlements Freeze

The announcement by Israel’s Defence Minister - Ehud Barak - on September 7 that Israel will proceed to complete 2500 housing units in the West Bank - and commence building another 455 units there - is Israel’s response to the demand by President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Israel freeze all settlement activity in the West Bank including “natural growth”. It is also an answer to the Palestinian Authority whose chief negotiator - Saeb Erekat - said on 31 August: "There… Continue

Added by david singer on September 15, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

US regrets Israeli OK for new homes in Judea and Samaria

The White House Friday said it "regretted" reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned to approve construction of hundreds of new housing units in Judea and Samaria. "We regret the reports of Israel's plans to approve additional settlement construction," the White House statement said. "Continued settlement activity is inconsistent with Israel's commitment under the road map." The White House went on to whine that the administration of Barack Hussein Obama "does… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on September 5, 2009 at 12:30am — 4 Comments

After Mitchell-Netanyahu meeting, progress but no deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Middle East envoy George Mitchell met for four hours in London Wednesday. Afterward, they report "progress" and said that they hoped Israel and the Palestinians would begin negotiations on a comprehensive peace agreement. A joint statement by the US and Israel called the meeting "good" and said "both sides need to take practical steps towards furthering the peace." It was agreed that Netanyahu's representatives, special envoy Yitzha… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on August 26, 2009 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

Olmert slams Obama obsession with settlements as "mistake"

Former prime minister Ehud Olmert rejected the obsessive US focus on Jewish home-building in Judea, saying that Americans must return their attention to negotiations that contribute to peace. In an Op-Ed titled 'How to Achieve Lasting Peace' published in the Washington Post on Friday, Olmert said that "the issue of settlement construction commands the agenda between the United States and Israel." Calling the emphasis on settlements "a mistake," he warned that not only doe… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on July 17, 2009 at 9:00pm — 4 Comments

EU ultimatum: settlement freeze by deadline or else

The European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Saturday that the United Solution should recognize a Palestinian state even if no peace accord had been reached between Israel and the Palestinians by the deadline, which reports have indicated to be some six months from now. "After a fixed deadline, a UN Security Council resolution should proclaim the adoption of the two-state solution" including issues such as borders, refugees, control Jerusalem and security a… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on July 13, 2009 at 7:30am — 3 Comments

Bibi caves on IDF pullback from Arab cities. What next?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has collapsed under European and American pressure, ordering the IDF to withdraw from four Arab cities in the West Bank, removing roadblocks and effectively surrendering security control to the Palestinian Authority, without receiving anything in return. In the past, similar withdrawals have led in short order to roadside ambushes and suicide bombing attempts. In his visits to Italy and France last week, Netanyahu was pressured to toe the… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on June 28, 2009 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

US: Jewish breeding, building must end in Jerusalem too

Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem are included in the US demand that Israel halt "settlement" construction, including for natural growth, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told The Jerusalem Post during a press briefing on Monday. "We're talking about all settlement activity, yes, in the area across the line," he said, referring to neighborhoods in Jerusal… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on June 23, 2009 at 8:30am — 16 Comments

Mitchell: Jews in Judea must stop having babies

George Mitchell said the United States continues to demand that Israel halt "natural growth" of settlements. And that doesn't mean just no no new houses, apartments, schools or kindergartens. That means no new babies. In a press briefing Tuesday at the State Department, the Obama administration's special envoy to the Middle East called "highly inaccurate" an Israeli newspaper report that the Obama administration would allow "natural growth" of settlements. Mitchell, of Leb… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on June 19, 2009 at 2:30pm — 10 Comments

Lieberman and Clinton quarrel over settlement freeze

Despite the smiles for the camera, the meeting Wednesday by Israel's foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was marred by deep disagreements over Israeli communities in Judea in Samaria. Clinton demanded a stop to settlements, while Lieberman says Israel would continue natural growth and would not freeze life for residents. "People are born and people die in Judea and Samaria, and the settlements cannot be completely frozen," Lieberman… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on June 18, 2009 at 8:30am — 3 Comments

Obama keeps trying to subvert legitimacy of settlements

Though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the world this week that Israel will not cease building within existing towns and communities in Judea and Samaria ("The West Bank"), U.S. President Barack Obama has made it clear that he thinks differently. Obama, speaking to reporters at the White House during a joint press conference with Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi on Monday, said that Israel’s “continuation of settlements” is illegal: “I've also made very clear that… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on June 17, 2009 at 6:00pm — 5 Comments

Former Minister Arens: Build in Judea and Samaria

Former Defense and Foreign Minister Moshe Arens (Likud) is not inclined to give in to American pressure on Israel to "stop natural growth." On the contrary, he says: “We must strengthen the Jewish communities of Judea and Samaria even beyond their natural growth rates.” The quiet former Technion professor of aeronautical engineering is not impressed by U.S. President Barack Obama’s pressure tactics. “We're not used to receiving orders from others," he told Arutz-7's Hebrew… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on June 6, 2009 at 8:30pm — 8 Comments

New Obama nuances raise alarms in Jerusalem

In the run-up to President Barack Hussein Obama's speech in Cairo, new verbal formulation have policy analysts in Jerusalem popping the Pepto-Bismol. On settlements, for the first time, Obama has joined the chorus of what were previously his senior officials by explicitly referring to "natural growth" as among the US prohibitions regarding Israeli communities in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem. "I've said very clearly to the Israelis both privately and publicly that a… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on June 4, 2009 at 10:01am — 21 Comments

US denies intent to abandon Israel at UN

US State Department spokesman Robert Wood said Monday that, despite a report in the New York Times, the US government would continue to ensure that Israel received fair treatment in the United Nations. "As you know, we've long worked to ensure that Israel is treated fairly at the United Nations. That will continue. And as you know, Israel is a close friend and ally. And we remain committed to its security." But what constitutes "fair" is open to interpretation, and the vei… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on June 2, 2009 at 2:25pm — 3 Comments

Obama rolls out new attitude to Israel: "tough love"

Although President Barack Hussein Obama said that "I don't think we have to change strong support for Israel," he added that "Part of being a good friend is being honest, and I think there have been times where we are not as honest as we should be about the fact that the current direction, the current trajectory in the region is profoundly negative, not only for Israeli interests but also US interests. And that's part of a new dialogue that I'd like to see encouraged in the… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on June 2, 2009 at 1:30pm — 8 Comments

Israel enraged by Palestinian "waiting game" comments

Senior Israeli officials were enraged by reports of Palestinian Authority comments during President Mahmoud Abbas' visit to Washington. PA officials said the leadership is just waiting for US pressure to bring down the Netanyahu government, and had no interest in meeting with the Israeli government until it succumbs. "It will take a couple of years" for American pressure to force Netanyahu from office, the Washington Post… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on May 31, 2009 at 9:30am — 5 Comments

Israel: US "not fair" in rejecting all Bush understandings

Tensions between Washington and Jerusalem are growing after the U.S. administration demands that Israel completely freeze construction in all settlements, Haaretz reported. A senior Israeli official said "we're disappointed" after Tuesday's round of meetings in London with George Mitchell, President Barack Obama's Mideast. "All of the understandings reached during the [George W.] Bush administration are worth nothing." Another official said the U.S. administration is rebuf… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on May 31, 2009 at 9:24am — 4 Comments

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