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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 Lebanese Arab ancestry, emphasized there has been "no change in our policy."

When asked for a definition of what the term "natural growth" means, Mitchell was unclear -- first saying there was no accepted definition, then stating that "the most common definition" is "number of births."

"Well, of course, one of the issues is that there is no universally used and accepted definition," he said, according to a transcript. "The most common definition is by the number of births, but there are many variations of that. I’ve had numerous discussions with many Israeli and other officials, and there are almost as many definitions as there are people speaking. But I think the most commonly used measure is the number of births."

Mitchell declined to elaborate further when ask a follow-up question. It is unclear whether the American prohibition on Jewish births in Judea and Samaria will also extend to sexual relations. Unclear too is whether the US will follow the Herod and Pharaoh precedents and favor eliminating Jewish newborns as well.

Tags: birth prohibition, buffoon, mitchell, natural growth, settlements

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Benyamin Comment by Benyamin on June 28, 2009 at 2:51pm
and so, the American gews who vote for b. HUSSEIN nobama, get their payback. Good on them. McCain was an arednt supporter of the safety of Israel. Put a snake in the "whyte" house, soon enough it will be thawed to bite you in the toochas. Whatevere happened to rham (it where the sunn dont shine) emmanuel? did he get another briss?

Mitchell should be telling a-rabs not to have babies. and he can go f himself
Michael S. Comment by Michael S. on June 23, 2009 at 11:06pm
I have a cure for Mitchell...it be a good tight rubberband.
Stuart Weiss Comment by Stuart Weiss on June 23, 2009 at 4:59pm
This was totally expected. Nobody believed there was a connection between Obama's past, his associates, and their attitudes toward Whitey, Jews, and Israel.
clif atkin Comment by clif atkin on June 21, 2009 at 4:07pm
As I said before, Mitchell is a Jew hater. Bibi, don't let this anti-semite to set one foot in your Country. It is about time someone gave him straight talk. "go back to where you came from."
Mary Hale Comment by Mary Hale on June 21, 2009 at 7:44am
Well, I never thought I'd hear Mitchell tell Israeli's to stop having babies..then tell the Palestinians to stop having babies because they are mulitiplying faster then rabbitts..
I'm telling all the Israeli women married and of child bearing age, load up Israel with babies especially in the settlements..don't abort your babies..they are the future of Israel..go birth...
Robert Bernier Comment by Robert Bernier on June 20, 2009 at 8:53am
Now we know it : This Mitchell man is insane!
Besides, on June 30, 1922, a joint resolution of both Houses of Congress of the United States unanimously endorsed the "Mandate for Palestine," confirming the irrevocable right of Jews to settle in the area of Palestine — anywhere between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. [21]. Thus it lies ill in the mouth for the U.S. to now deny Jews the right to settle the lands. It is the settlement freeze that's illegal, not the settlements. More at : http://xrl.us/beub6e
RonaldH Comment by RonaldH on June 19, 2009 at 9:41pm
The bankruptcy of US policy on settlements in Judea and Samaria is evident as the demand that no births are permitted is ridiculous and unenforceable.
jayampathi de silva Comment by jayampathi de silva on June 19, 2009 at 7:55pm
now we can see 21 century Pharaoh appears in Judea and Samaria and ordered that the new born should be thrown in to river Jordan to control the Hebrews population growth!
I am sure ancient Pharaoh never limit the sexual relationship of Hebrews , but will it too control?
RedSniper Comment by RedSniper on June 19, 2009 at 7:27pm
Why no one has yet told this misbegotten bastard, as well as his equally misbegotten boss where they both can shove their prohibitions? Is 3 bn/year of "American aid" with more strings attached to it than to grand piano really worth it?

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