Israel Announces $12.9m Boost to West Bank Settlements

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Israel Announces $12.9m Boost to West Bank Settlements

By DANIELLA CHESLOW, ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM — Jul 10, 2016, 2:06 PM ET

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a $12.9 million plan to strengthen two Israeli settlements in the southern West Bank Sunday. The plan came days after Netanyahu approved the construction of hundreds of new homes in settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, drawing a harsh rebuke from the U.S. State Department.

In late June a Palestinian teen fatally stabbed Israeli Hallel Yaffa Ariel, 13, in her bed in the Kiryat Arba settlement before security guards killed him. Netanyahu said Sunday that the funding will go to Kiryat Arba, a settlement of 7,000 Israelis, and to the Jewish residents of the adjacent Palestinian city of Hebron.

He said the government will "assist the residents who stand heroically in the face of vicious terrorism."

Since September, Palestinians have killed 34 Israelis and two visiting Americans in dozens of attacks. At least 200 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the same period. Israel says most were assailants.

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[GitRDun]

1. Lol Netenyahu should just get it over with.

Exterminate another half a million or so Palestinians, ship the rest off to reservations, and let them build casinos.

Amazing how often history repeats itself.

Netanyahu is one of the worlds true villains.

[shira]

3. LoL. Oh wait, you're serious.

[ericson00]

6. ding ding ding!

some "extermination:" or fuzzy math, as they call it.

[GitRDun]

7. lol so because there are more of them today

that justifies indiscriminate taking of lands and killing of innocents.

These posts bring out some of the most hilarious rationalizations..thanks for that!

[GitRDun]

14. lol you think I give a rip what a cheerleader like you thinks

Enjoy your delusions hahahaha!

[shira]

9. No land is being indiscriminately taken. These particular settlement blocs...

...will remain in Israel as part of any peace deal. In fact, the PA has agreed to land swaps. About the only people opposed to what both Israel and the PA want are Hamas and their cheerleaders.

As to the killing of innocents, that's what Hamas and the PA does. They praise, reward, and publicly celebrate such acts. When they declare they will kill all Jews, attempt to do so, and Jews defend by killing terrorists in self-defense, that killing is not morally equivalent.

[GitRDun]

13. Netanyahu he's our man!

If he can't do it no one can!!!!!!

Lol you never cease to crack me up.

[6chars]

16. Actually you are deluded

But you are not alone. I can't remember anyone here praising Netanyahu, even though I have seen a lot of Israel haters criticize people here for praising Netanyahu. It seems to be the last resort you people have when you have no logical counterargument and no facts on your side.

[GitRDun]

17. lol ok

I give, you are all knowing. Israel is without sin, don't mind those bodies or rubble over there, nothing to see..

Oh and those olive trees chopped down last night? That was some beavers building a damn, they're so cute and cuddly!

Israel just gives Palestinians a warm hug....sigh...oh the world is so wonderful.

[GitRDun]

19. Typical pro Israeli poster here...

No balance. No nuance. Dissembling personal attacks that do not take away from the real issue that the Israeli government is a racist organization.

Enjoy your bubble.

[PSPS]

2. And that's $12.9 million of US taxpayer money.

[shira]

4. 600 housing units for Israeli Arabs too. Where's the condemnation for that? n/t

[FBaggins]

11. How exactly is it "US taxpayer money"?

Suddenly Israel has no money of their own?

Let me guess. You're going to make a fungibility point that's identical to right-wing spin on funding Planned Parenthood... but won't realize it.

[shira]

12. No outrage re: US taxpayer money to PA paying terrorist bounties/salaries. n/t

[geek tragedy]

10. Bibi is a member of Team One-State Solution nt