Posted on 10/05/2016 3:25:46 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
The Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem rejected on Wednesday evening the criticism of the State Department in Washington over Israel’s approval of construction of homes on government-owned land in Shilo for residents who will be evicted from the community of Amona.
"The 98 housing units approved in Shilo are not ‘new settlements’. The units will be built on state land, within the existing municipal boundaries of Shilo,” the Foreign Ministry clarified.
The new housing units “are designed to provide a housing solution for the residents of Amona who are forced to leave their homes under orders demolition of the Supreme Court,” Foreign Ministry officials stressed.
They added that "Israel remains committed to a two-state solution, in which a demilitarized Palestinian state recognizes Israel as the state of the Jewish people. The real obstacle to peace is not the ‘settlements’, but rather the ongoing Palestinian rejection to recognizing Israel."
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Foggy Butthole has no business dictating to Israel about jack squat.
Israel should finally reject the racist two-state solution outright.
Amen to that.
A good response, though far far FAR more diplomatic than necessary (or desirable, imho). “FUBHO” would have been preferable, imho (or just no response at all, why should Jerusalem have to ‘respond’ to such Nazi-style meddling? indeed, they even explained “why” they’re building a few dozen houses... WTF? they don’t have to “explain” a local building permit for a few civilian houses to ANYBODY, particularly not to anyone overseas).
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