Saeb Erekat, a chief negotiator for the Palestinians in Jerusalem, said, "Peace, or Settlements, but you can't have both." To this we learn that today "The Israeli authorities are planning to build three new Jewish neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem, an area regarded as occupied land under international law." BBC ; Haaretz.
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great. =\
International law?
What about firing bombs into legitimate Israeli cities in the south of Israel?
Bryan, I know its stylish to draw a one sided story (especially here in SF), but one may expect more from someone that tries to portray himself as sophisticated.
each time there is a talk of peace, some saboteurs surface with their floor plans rolled up under their arms salivating profits in their frothy mouths. o land of honey and milk and absent landowners...
Hi Guys,
Some other good reading material:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3398946,00.html
This article suggests that most Israelis are willing to divide Jerusalem. To those who follow the voice of the PEOPLE (rather than the goverment) this is not new, but for most people this is good to know.
If and when there will be a poll about the settlements I have no doubt that the People will speak against them.
Our world is one of radicals - the good person on the street is usually the one killled on the street in Gaza, or blown to pieces on a bus in Tel Aviv.
By the way, LANY, had you known Bryan you would not bad mouth him - even if you disagree with his posting.
Peace to all.
L
if they formed a joint country - israeilistein or pasrael...
and then all become agnostic. there could be peace AND settlements then?
The Red Cross released a report, which according to the NYT:
accuses Israel of a “general disregard” for “its obligations under international humanitarian law — and the law of occupation in particular.”
The committee, which does not accept Israel’s annexation of East Jerusalem, says Israel is using its rights as an occupying power under international law “in order to further its own interests or those of its own population to the detriment of the population of the occupied territory.”
With the construction of the separation barrier, the establishment of an outer ring of Jewish settlements beyond the expanded municipal boundaries and the creation of a dense road network linking the different Israeli neighborhoods and settlements in and outside Jerusalem, the report says, Israel is “reshaping the development of the Jerusalem metropolitan area” with “far-reaching humanitarian consequences.” Those include the increasing isolation of Palestinians living in Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank and the increasing difficulty for some Palestinians to easily reach Jerusalem’s schools and hospitals.
...to say the very least.
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