Posted on 03/14/2011 4:10:08 AM PDT by tobyhill
The U.S. Embassy said Monday it was "deeply concerned" by Israel's plans to build hundreds of new homes in the West Bank following a deadly attack on a settler family, calling Israeli settlements "illegitimate" and an obstacle to peacemaking.
In a rare interview to the Israeli media, the Palestinian president reached out to the Israeli public, decrying the weekend attack in the settlement of Itamar as "despicable, immoral and inhuman." But he rejected the Israeli suggestion that his government was indirectly to blame.
While the country was still reeling from the gruesome attack, in which two parents and three young children were fatally stabbed as they slept, the Israeli government announced Sunday that it had approved the construction of between 400 and 500 new homes in major West Bank settlement blocs.
"They murder, we build," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday during a condolence call to the grieving family. Palestinian militants are presumed to have carried out the assault.
The plans for new construction infuriated Palestinians, and together with the attack, drove prospects for renewed peacemaking even further out of reach. A Netanyahu aide said the Israeli government informed the U.S. — which has been toiling with little success to break the negotiations deadlock — of the decision.
"We're deeply concerned by continuing Israeli actions on settlements in the West Bank," the statement from the U.S. Embassy said. "As we said before, we view these settlements as illegitimate and as running counter to efforts to resume direct negotiations."
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leadership...nonexistent.
I’ve been around a long time and I have followed politics closely since grammar school because my parents were both heavily engaged in politics. I have never seen a United States President so internationally ignored and shown so little international respect as Soetoro. Friends and enemies alike don’t seem to care what Soetoro has to say about anything. Its as if they have come to learn that Soetoro is a man-child of little substance. How shameful for this nation.
Ffffuuubbbboooo.
The US should mind it’s own business and leave Israel alone. When are people going to tire of the muslim baby killers? Also know Israel should tell America to mind it’s own borders and not to worry about what Israel does in her own land..
Did Obama have any comments on the fact that Palistinian diplomacy consists of sneaking into the homes of Jewish civilians and cutting the throats of their sleeping children?
Does the U. S. Embassy in Tel Aviv know that “land for peace” does not work? What do they know about Israel’s needs for housing?
Are they aware that $ billions have been spent on the Palestinians and they are still living in tent cities and cooking with dried camel poop? What happens to the money? Do they know there already is a Palestinian state called “Jordon?”
Is the Embassy concerned that the Palestinians are infuriated? Is there anything that does not infuriate them? They have been infuriated since they were rejected by Jordon. When is the USA going to figure this out?
i'm replying to this post primarily so that others could read my tagline. I just wish that approach would catch on.
Mr. President, today's another good day for golf. Enjoy yourself.
I’ll bet you the stupids of America re-elect this marxist punk.
Because the GOP nominee won't be conservative enough, or of the right religious persuasion ?
The states will pass referendums to require a long form birth certificate to get on the ballot. That will force the Kenyan punk to have a crisis that will require enacting martial law and suspending the 2012 election.
If Barry is going to ‘punt’ on Libya, why should anyone listen to him on the West Bank? You can’t leave it to the Brits & the French on one hand (Libya) and then assert leadership (West Bank) and expect it to be believed.
Barry, your “multilateralism” is showing!
Some old party hack will once again be the nominee.
Following the pubbie tradition, some old fool like Newt, Romney or huckabee will carry the banner and get their ass handed to them like Juan McLame or Bob Dull did.
..his Muslim childhood is showing
Now is the time to build like crazy. The Arab leader are so busy killing “the Arab street” that no one will notice or care.
Obama: encourages Qaddafi by saying he’ll win the civil war, DIScourages Israel by condemning the building of new homes for the Jews.
Don’t worry BIBI: America stands with Israel, regardless of BO’s words.
How come you never hear about Palestinians building houses?
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