Posted on 03/11/2010 11:44:30 AM PST by KippLanham
Here we go again. What has Israel done now? With Vice President Joe Biden here for a visit, the Israeli Interior Ministry “announced that approval had been granted to build new housing units in Ramat Shlomo, an ultra-Orthodox community of 20,000 north of downtown Jerusalem, which borders the Palestinian village of Shuafat.” Biden reacted to the shocking news with: “I condemn the decision by the government of Israel to advance planning for new housing units in east Jerusalem. The substance and timing of the announcement, particularly with the launching of [Israeli-Palestinian] proximity talks, is precisely the kind of step that undermines the trust we need right now and runs counter to the constructive discussions that I’ve had here in Israel.”
Read more: http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/israel-in-the-hot-seat-again-%E2%80%94-for-building-homes/
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And what are the Palestinians building these days (other than bombs and smuggling tunnels to deliver them)?
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