US Says New W. Bank Settlement Plans 'Deeply Troubling'

By REUTERS AND JPOST.COM STAFF
08/15/2011 21:03

Israel announces approval for building 277 homes in West Bank city of Ariel, despite US and international pressure to curb expansion.

The United States said on Monday it found reports of fresh plans to expand West Bank cities deeply troubling and counterproductive to the US effort to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.

The Palestinian Authority on Monday also condemned the newest plans for the West Bank city and called it "an Israeli attempt to obstruct and destroy what is left of any effort to revive the peace process."

"Once again, these Israeli measures represent a strong reason calling on us to go to the United Nations and the Security Council to request membership for the State of Palestine and to halt these Israeli measures," said Nabil Abu Rdainah, spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

MORE...

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=233896

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.