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Of course it's Israel's fault. The palestinians refusal to recognize the existence of Israel as a Jewish State (per resolution 181) or the Jewish Homeland per the British Mandate, don't count. Nor does the fact that the palestinian "government" controls only about 2/3 of their population, and is 4-5 years overdue on free elections. The tenders were for construction in Gilo, I believe part of Ma'ale Adumim (a border area as far back as the Book of Joshua), though may be administered by Gush Etzion. In any event, areas that have been considered to be part of any land swap. Of course those ideas were rejected by Arafat in 2000, and Abbas in 2008, so land swaps don't count either in the administrations mind. If Syria and Egypt need free elections, why doesn't the new Arab state?
In keeping with a previous article titles “Israel’s Worst Enemy: Lies and Myths”
The fraudulence and sheer deceit of the US and PLO in this matter is stunning. Construction is less than normal replacement and much less than typical growth for a neighborhood anywhere in the civilized world. None of the construction is taking place outside traditional Jewish communities. If US leadership were not duplicitous cowards they would stare down the PLO and obligate them to negotiate in good faith. Jewish restraint has been heroic.