The U.S. Has Strongly Criticized Israel’s Plan to Build More West Bank Homes

[Purveyor]

Source: TIME

Israel’s plan to build hundreds of new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem has drawn a sharp rebuke from Washington.

In a press briefing Tuesday, State Department spokesman John Kirby said the plans “would be the latest step in what seems to be a systematic process of land seizures, settlement expansions, and legalizations of outposts that is fundamentally undermining the prospects for a two-state solution.”

He added: “We oppose steps like these, which we believe are counterproductive to the cause of peace.”

The remarks come after U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon denounced the intended settlements as “illegal under international law.” In a statement, Ban urged the Israeli government “to halt and reverse such decisions in the interest of peace.” He also said that “legitimate questions” could be raised about “Israel’s long-term intentions, which are compounded by continuing statements of some Israeli ministers calling for the annexation of the West Bank.”

Read more: http://time.com/4394282/israel-west-bank-east-jerusalem-settlements-us-un/

[progree]

1. LOL. It's all a game. U.S. has been criticizing this for how many decades, but there

are no negative consequences. Military aid continues unabated (is Israel still are #1 aid recipient?).

[Wolf Frankula]

2. We Shook Our Finger

Now we give them their allowance. Time to cut Israel off without a cent.

Wolf

[Odin2005]

3. Cue the usual suspects saying that opposing these settlements is "antisemitism".

[uawchild]

4. Isreal's long term intentions are clear

Israel feels that it's continued existence requires that they maintain control of the West Bank and make a viable Palestinian state impossible.

Isreal's settlement policy aims to fragment the Palestinian population into divided enclaves and to make access between these enclaves difficult. This is an ongoing fact.



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