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Netanyahu: 'Jerusalem is not a settlement' (Plus, video of peace-clown heckler SMACKDOWN)
jerusalem post ^ | 11/09/2010 | TOVAH LAZAROFF

Posted on 11/09/2010 9:23:05 AM PST by Cinnamon Girl

"Jerusalem is not a settlement, it is the capitol of Israel," the office of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday in a sharp response to international criticism to advance plans for 1,345 homes in Jewish neighborhoods of east Jerusalem.

The government never agreed to place any restrictions on construction in Jerusalem, which has 800,000 residents, the prime minister's office said in a statement it issued while Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was in New York.

Although much of the international community equates construction in east Jerusalem with that of West Bank settlements, Israel makes a sharp distinction between the two.

From November 2009 to September 2010 Israel halted new settlement construction in the West Bank, but during that time it continued to issue new tenders for building in east Jerusalem, which it considers part of its united capitol.

"Israel does not see any connection between the peace process and the policy of planning and construction in Jerusalem, which has not changed in 40 years. For the last 40 years every Israeli government built in every part of the city. During that period peace agreements were signed with Egypt and Jordan and for 17 years direct negotiations were held with the Palestinians. These are historical facts. Construction in Jerusalem has never interfered with the peace process," the office said.

(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Israel
KEYWORDS: bibi; indonesia; israel; jerusalem; kenyanbornmoslem; smackdown
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Thanks Cinnamon Girl.
"Jerusalem is not a settlement, it is the capitol of Israel," the office of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday in a sharp response to international criticism to advance plans for 1,345 homes in Jewish neighborhoods of east Jerusalem. The government never agreed to place any restrictions on construction in Jerusalem, which has 800,000 residents, the prime minister's office said in a statement it issued while Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was in New York.

21 posted on 11/09/2010 2:48:34 PM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: Cinnamon Girl

This pic deserves its own caption this thread.

I suppose the posture he is taking is bumbles Biden acting 'diplomatic' and forceful in his own eyes. Devoid of boundaries, he is alas, an ass.

BTW, Bibi could clean his clock with his little pinkie in the blink of an eye. And the look on Bibi's face is priceless. He is laughing AT ole' Joe, not WITH him.

22 posted on 11/09/2010 4:16:11 PM PST by 444Flyer ("The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good."-S. Johnson)
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23 posted on 11/09/2010 5:04:43 PM PST by SJackson (In wine there is wisdom, In beer there is freedom, In water there is bacteria.)
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To: Bitsy

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Some sink...some float.

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24 posted on 11/09/2010 6:09:23 PM PST by bayouranger (The 1st victim of islam is the person who practices the lie.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Yes, two. It’s such a useful phrase that we made sure to teach it early in life. “What does Grandad say?” “Grandad says, ‘Pound sand!’ “


25 posted on 11/09/2010 6:20:01 PM PST by Tax-chick (The alligator ate my friend. He will eat your friend, too. Then he will eat Tom.)
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26 posted on 11/10/2010 9:56:33 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker
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