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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Sun Jan 4, 2015, 06:49 PM Jan 2015

Israel Police: US Officials Attacked By Jewish Settlers In West Bank

January 2, 2015 6:34 PM

Jerusalem (AP) – Jewish settlers attacked American consular officials Friday during a visit the officials made to the West Bank as part of an investigation into claims of damage to Palestinian agricultural property, Israeli police and Palestinian witnesses say.

The incident is likely to further chill relations between Israel and the United States, already tense over American criticisms of Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, and Israeli perceptions that President Barack Obama is only lukewarm in his support of Israeli diplomatic and security policies.

Settlers have often spoken against what they call foreign interference in their affairs, but this is the first known physical attack against diplomatic personnel.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that a small number of settlers threw rocks at officials who had come to an area near the Jewish settlement outpost of Adi Ad in two consular vehicles to look into Palestinian claims that settlers uprooted scores of Palestinian olive trees the day before.

He said that after the rock barrage began, the vehicles left the area, adding that police had opened an inquiry following the filing of an official complaint.

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http://washington.cbslocal.com/2015/01/02/israel-police-us-officials-attacked-by-jewish-settlers-in-west-bank/

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Israel Police: US Officials Attacked By Jewish Settlers In West Bank (Original Post) Purveyor Jan 2015 OP

There will be no arrests, since Israel believes that geek tragedy Jan 2015 #1

I thought Israel was our friend 4now Jan 2015 #2

I wonder if malaise Jan 2015 #3

Does Sen. Graham have blood on his hands? gratuitous Jan 2015 #5

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahha malaise Jan 2015 #7

People have been droned for less. aikoaiko Jan 2015 #4

Time to pull our ambassador. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #6

Time for economic sanctions malaise Jan 2015 #8

Agreed MohRokTah Jan 2015 #9

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

1. There will be no arrests, since Israel believes that

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 06:52 PM

Jan 2015

the law applies to neither settler nor settlement.

4now

(1,596 posts)

2. I thought Israel was our friend

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 08:28 PM

Jan 2015

I guess that was a long time ago.

malaise

(269,049 posts)

3. I wonder if

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 08:38 PM

Jan 2015

Blanche DuBois (aka Lindsey Graham) told them that this was a good idea?

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

5. Does Sen. Graham have blood on his hands?

Reply to malaise (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 08:44 PM

Jan 2015

What are questions that won't be asked in a million years, Alex?

Correct, gratuitous. You have control of the board.

I'll go back to Midget Porn for a thousand.

malaise

(269,049 posts)

7. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahha

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 08:50 PM

Jan 2015

You're cracking me up.

The treasonous scumbag

http://www.juancole.com/2015/01/allegiance-israels-netanyahu.html
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“”During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday, incoming chair of the Senate Foreign Appropriations Committee Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told the foreign leader Congress would “follow his lead” on a bill to reinforce sanctions on Iran.

“In January of next year, there will be a vote on the Kirk-Menendez bill, bipartisan sanction legislation that says, if Iran walks away from the table, sanctions will be reimposed,” Graham said. “If Iran cheats regarding any deal that we enter to the Iranians, sanctions will be reimposed.”

Graham and a variety of senators have been skeptical, to put it mildly, of the long-haul effort by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to broker a deal with Iran that reverses the country’s nuclear program in exchange for an easing of sanctions.”* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.”