White House Blasts Israel’s New Settlement Construction
Contrary to nearly a year of stern insistence from the Obama administration that Israel refrain from all growth in occupied Palestinian territory -- an
Jul 31, 202017.5K Shares1.4M Views
Contrary to nearly a year of stern insistence from the Obama administration that Israel refrain from all growth in occupied Palestinian territory — an insistence that frayed with a recent comment by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clintonthat the administration has tried to walk back— Israel has announced the construction of 900 new homes for settlersin Palestinian East Jerusalem. According to the BBC, special envoy George Mitchell specifically requested Israeli Prime Minister yesterday to stop this wave of construction, in the Gilo neighborhood of the city Israelis claim as their undivided capitol.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs just released this statement:
“„We are dismayed at the Jerusalem Planning Committee’s decision to move forward on the approval process for the expansion of Gilo in Jerusalem. At a time when we are working to re-launch negotiations, these actions make it more difficult for our efforts to succeed. Neither party should engage in efforts or take actions that could unilaterally pre-empt, or appear to pre-empt, negotiations. The U.S. also objects to other Israeli practices in Jerusalem related to housing, including the continuing pattern of evictions and demolitions of Palestinian homes. Our position is clear: the status of Jerusalem is a permanent status issue that must be resolved through negotiations between the parties.
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