Posted on 01/22/2017 11:26:08 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Israel approved building permits on Sunday for hundreds of homes in three East Jerusalem settlements in expectation that U.S. President Donald Trump will row back on the previous administration's criticism of such projects.
The housing projects, on land that the Palestinians seek as part of a future state, had been taken off the Jerusalem municipality's agenda in December at the request of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid further censure from the administration of Barack Obama.
However, Israel's right wing believes that Trump's attitude towards settlements built in the West Bank and East Jerusalem—areas Israel captured in a 1967 war—to be far more supportive than that of his predecessor....
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Build Israel, build!! Build it and they will come!!! LOL!
Good.
It’s theirs, they took it fair and square according to international law.
Build the terrorists out of existence.
It’s the city of David since time immemorial.
Israel needs to accompany the settlements with expulsion into Jordan, or Syria, Sinai or the Mediterranean of a percentage of the neo Palestinians with each project.
“It’s the city of David since time immemorial”
True, but when the modern state of Israel was formed Jerusalem was not theirs.
They were attacked, fought back and claimed the city of Jerusalem.
That’s what I meant by mentioning international law.
I agree that their claim is thousands of years old but the leftist retards won’t see that.
Just as well to attack them with the modern legal argument that has held up in court.
Eastern Syria / Western Iraq (ISIS territory) would be the perfect place for the new Pali state. Destroy ISIS, then move the entire pop. of Moselms from Gaza and the W. Bank there. ..by force, if necessary.
Yes, all true. But Israel and Jordan have good relations now, so I couldn’t see that happening. And frankly, I couldn’t see what I recommended happening either.
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