Israel/Palestine

Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Sun Nov 8, 2015, 07:07 PM Nov 2015

MKs Urge PM To Tell Obama: US Objection To Settlement Building Is ‘Unreasonable’

The Knesset Land of Israel Caucus called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to defend Israel’s right to a united Jerusalem and the West Bank, as he headed to Washington DC on Sunday to meet with US President Barack Obama.

Fifteen lawmakers from the Likud, Bayit Yehudi and United Torah Judaism signed the letter, including caucus chairmen Yoav Kisch (Likud) and Bezalel Smotrich (Bayit Yehudi), Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben-Dahan, Deputy Education Minister Meir Porush, and coalition and Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Tzachi Hanegbi (Likud).

The letter says the MKs support Netanyahu but ask him to “clarify to the Honorable President that the State of Israel has a historic and legal right to hold and build in united Jerusalem and the regions of Judea and Samaria.

“The Israeli public, whom we were elected to represent, demands that this right be exercised and put into practice, and sees American opposition to building [in those areas] as unreasonable in the framework of relations between the two countries,” the letter reads.

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MKs Urge PM To Tell Obama: US Objection To Settlement Building Is ‘Unreasonable’ (Original Post) Purveyor Nov 2015 OP

And Obama can brush that off oberliner Nov 2015 #1

It's good they put down on paper their pledge against a viable state for the Palestinians. n/t Jefferson23 Nov 2015 #2

Those folks have made that pledge repeatedly (on paper and otherwise) oberliner Nov 2015 #3

I know, but I like that it's all fresh in their minds..there's no chance of a misunderstanding Jefferson23 Nov 2015 #4

Tell them that if they want a single state we'll support them, but Crunchy Frog Nov 2015 #5

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

1. And Obama can brush that off

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Nov 8, 2015, 07:21 PM

Nov 2015

Like he does the "suggestions" of the RW-ers in this country.

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

2. It's good they put down on paper their pledge against a viable state for the Palestinians. n/t

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Nov 8, 2015, 08:18 PM

Nov 2015

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

3. Those folks have made that pledge repeatedly (on paper and otherwise)

Reply to Jefferson23 (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 8, 2015, 08:25 PM

Nov 2015

They are like Israel's version of the Freedom Caucus (except they are an even bigger percentage of the legislature).

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

4. I know, but I like that it's all fresh in their minds..there's no chance of a misunderstanding

Reply to oberliner (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 8, 2015, 08:28 PM

Nov 2015

about what their agenda is. Shiny new paper and all that too.

Crunchy Frog

(26,628 posts)

5. Tell them that if they want a single state we'll support them, but

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Nov 8, 2015, 10:07 PM

Nov 2015

They need to give equal citizenship and equal rights to everyone living within the borders of that single state.

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