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Related: About this forumThousands of Acres in Judea and Samaria Will Become State Land: ‘Not Beneficial’ Says US
http://watchingamerica.com/WA/2014/09/05/thousands-of-acres-in-judea-and-samaria-will-become-state-land-not-beneficial-says-us/A senior official in the U.S. State Department criticized Israels announcement: 'We have long made clear our opposition to continued settlement activity'; criticism also came from the U.K., France, and the U.N. secretary general.
Thousands of Acres in Judea and Samaria Will Become State Land: Not Beneficial Says US
Published in Haaretz (Israel) on 1 September 2014 by Haaretz [link to original]
Translated from Hebrew by Maya Ehrmann.
Edited by Nathan Moseley.
Posted on September 5, 2014.
On Monday, the U.S. criticized the decision to announce that close to 4,000 acres in Judea and Samaria would become state land, stating that this announcement is not beneficial to peace efforts. The U.S. called on the Israeli government to reverse its decision. A senior official in the U.S. State Department criticized the announcement: We have long made clear our opposition to continued settlement activity This announcement, like every other settlement announcement Israel makes, planning step they approve and construction tender they issue, is counterproductive to Israel's stated goal of a negotiated two-state solution with the Palestinians.
The U.K. government joined in the criticism of this announcement. The U.K. deplores the Israeli governments expropriation of 988 acres of land around the settlement of Etzion near Bethlehem, said U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. This is a particularly ill-judged decision that comes at a time when the priority must be to build on the ceasefire in Gaza.
The government of France joined the U.S. and U.K. this evening in criticizing the annexation, and called on Israel to revoke its decision. The foreign ministry of France released a statement declaring that: France opposes the Israeli authorities decision to annex land in the Bethlehem area for the purpose of constructing a neighboring settlement. Israel must revoke this decision.
The foreign office in Cairo also criticized Israels declaration and stated, This is not a positive step it contradicts international law and will have negative consequences on the peace process. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon joined the denunciation and stated this evening that he is troubled by Israels land grab; he added that construction of the settlements opposes the aspiration for a two-state solution.
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Thousands of Acres in Judea and Samaria Will Become State Land: ‘Not Beneficial’ Says US (Original Post)
unhappycamper
Sep 2014
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DetlefK
(16,423 posts)1. But Israel doesn't want a Two-State-solution!
Israel has said over and over again that they want ALL OF THE LAND FROM THE SEA TO THE JORDAN RIVER. I don't get why people still believe Israel will give back anything it has stolen.
Any minute now...
Any minute now...
Any minute now...
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)2. So Israel is no different than Putin.
Got it.