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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-10 07:14 PM
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Joe Biden attacks Israeli plan for East Jerusalem homes
US Vice-President Joe Biden has condemned Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes for ultra-Orthodox Jews in East Jerusalem.

Mr Biden, in Israel as part of US attempts to kick-start the peace process, said it was "the kind of step that undermines the trust we need".

Palestinian leaders also condemned the controversial move.

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The international community considers East Jerusalem occupied territory. Building on occupied land is illegal under international law, but Israel regards East Jerusalem - which it annexed in 1967 - as its territory.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8558850.stm
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MindandSoul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-10 07:21 PM
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1. I applaud Bidden's guts! Israel should learn that they can't just rule the world!
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henank Donating Member (755 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 01:37 AM
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3. Israel rules the world? LOL!
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MindandSoul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 05:24 PM
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4. No! They don't RULE the world. . .they MANIPULATE the world!
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-11-10 06:08 PM
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5. Israel has never thought it could 'rule the world'
Reject the world, perhaps. Which is an unfortunate and wrong attitude - but such attitudes as the one that you just expressed, make *Israel's* attitude to the world just that little bit more understandable.

I fully agree with Biden on this issue, by the way.
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-10 07:45 PM
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2. I am sure Bibi is shaking in his boots waiting for the angry memo from Biden
Wake me up when the US does something of substance!

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