Posted on 09/14/2009 3:42:51 PM PDT by Nachum
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected U.S. calls to freeze all settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, angering Palestinians and putting a New York summit in question.
Netanyahu's announcement came on the eve of a crucial meeting with President Barack Obama's Mideast envoy, George Mitchell, who is trying to arrange an Israeli-Palestinian summit on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session next week.
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The list, ping
Know what I wonder about? How does one finance building in these zones? I wonder what the discussion at the bank sounds like.
Hi, I want a loan to build a home.
Where?
Oh, it’s in a disputed territory that we are fighting with the Palestinians over.
OK ... that shouldn’t be a problem
Yeah, there may be some suicide bombers, random mortar fire, miscellaneous gunfire from time to time.
Yeah, we see this all the time.
So, I want to get the money to build a nice 5 bedroom, multi-level house with a 2 car garage. However, I may be forced to move out and hand it over to the Palistian Authority at any time, without notice.
I see no problem with that.
LOL
So, how’s things in the Gaza Strip going?
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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