Source: Allyn Fisher-Ilan, Reuters via Yahoo! News, August 11, 2008.
"Israel has proposed building a new Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank near Jerusalem, a spokesman for the main settlers organization said on Monday.
"The Defence Ministry, which oversees the issue, made no comment on a move that would be seen by Palestinians and by Israel's U.S. and European allies as a breach of commitments to halt settlement activity on land Palestinians want for a state.
"The Palestinians have already accused Israel of bad faith during the nine-month-old, U.S.-sponsored Annapolis peace process for approving the expansion of other settlements, mostly near Jerusalem, and for last month giving the go-ahead for an entirely new settlement in the Jordan Valley."
Comment: It would be totally unacceptable for the Israelis to build still another settlement and thereby further undermine hopes for an honorable peace with the Palestinians and for the region.
One of the problems of having a lame duck president who has two wars under way at the moment is that any government that might be deterred from adventurism by American influence is going to undertake adventures prior to Bush's departure. JAD
Monday, August 11, 2008
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