Posted on 06/14/2013 3:05:27 PM PDT by Nachum
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday slammed Israel's plans to increase construction in Judea and Samaria, saying they were undermining hopes of ending the Middle East conflict by setting up a Palestinian state.
"The secretary general is deeply concerned by the continuing expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank in violation of international law," said UN spokesman Martin Nesirky, according to the AFP news agency.
Ban was "particularly troubled" at Israel moving forward with plans for more than 1,000 new homes in two communities Judea and Samaria, the spokesman said.
He was referring to plans to build 538 new homes in Itamar and to legalize 137 existing units there were submitted to regional authorities this week for review, as well plans to build 550 homes in Bruchin.
"These are unhelpful decisions that undermine progress towards the two-state solution," Nesirky said, according to AFP.
"They constitute a deeply worrisome trend at a moment of ongoing efforts to relaunch peace negotiations,” he added. "The secretary general calls on Israel to heed the calls of the international community to freeze settlement activity and abide by its commitments under international law and the Road Map.”
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No, Mr. Moon....Terrorist Hamas, Hezbolah, and their ilk, “threaten peace”, you ignorant jerk!
Israeli settlements in the West Bank in violation of international law ???
Reminds me of Czechoslovakia...
Part of the media blitz.
Thanks Nachum.
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