Posted on 02/29/2016 1:37:16 PM PST by Nachum
Ahead of US Vice President Joe Biden’s trip to the Holy Land next week, the American administration is “hysterical” about the possibility of Israeli authorities embarrassing him by announcing the construction of new housing during his visit, the Hebrew news site nrg reported on Monday.
According to the exclusive report, the level of anxiety in Washington is so high on this score that senior administration officials are sidestepping proper diplomatic channels and directly appealing to Israeli public figures to prevent an incident similar to that which occurred during Biden’s visit six years ago. In 2010, the Jerusalem municipality approved the construction of 1,600 additional apartments in Ramat Shlomo, a predominantly Orthodox neighborhood in the northeastern part of the capital, whose residents tend to have many children.
The announcement that new flats were approved coincided with Biden’s arrival in Israel – a move that caused the White House to reprimand Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and to blame Israel for the Palestinian Authority’s pullout of “proximity talks,” brokered by the US to try and revive the stalemated peace process.
The reprimand had to do with the view held by the US government and much of the international community that east Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel following the 1967 Six Day War, is “occupied” territory, and illegally held under international law — a claim Israel disputes. The neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo is deemed by Israel as within the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem, the country’s capital. (The Palestinians, on the other hand, lay claim to east Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state.)
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After Obama messed with Israel's defense appropriation, planned his Cuba visit to be at the same time as the AIPAC conference so Netanyahu would have to cancel, this is just a little 'tit-for-tat'.
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Meanwhile, our administration happily stuffs rural communities with unassimilable Muslims, and gives them benefits unavailable to citizens.
FUBHO!! Israel has not only the right but the DUTY to let her people build housing for their families. . Of course we know that Nazis don’t want to let Jews live anywhere and trying to take their little homeland away from them is your second- highest goal ( after destroying America). You will not succeed on either count. Americans will recover and rebuild USA. And God is protecting Israel. GTH and collect your rewards from your Allah anti-Christ for the good effort
Please consider praying for bho and Kerry and Soroz. They’ve done so much damage to America and people around the world. Pray that they find The Lord - and start atoning for their evil lives — while they still can.
Go ahead make a really huge worldwide announcement of new building by the square mile ...
Bibi’s govt is complicit in the severe housing shortage in Israel. He’s missed up to the foreign islamonazis by stalling construction for years. (What has it got him? Will O let him use the front door next time?)
Didn’t this exact same thing happen 6-7 years ago...?
(Not objecting, just saying, housing permits in advance of Biden’s trip)
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The West Bank is part of Israel and they can do with it whatever they want.
It’s Israel’s land. The “occupiers” are the so-called Palestinians.
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A hysterical administration in more days than one. Is this the biggest problem in the region? If Israel were to make an announcement, it would only be an issue because Obama/Biden makes it one.
Come on Bibi,
Tell JOe the drunk and obammy the poser fag to go to hell.
Build em
build lots of em.
True, as her population grows, in part due to immigration she has every right to build new homes and housing. The Pali-apologists use every filing for a permit for construction as some ritualistic war dance.
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