Have we been here before? Israel starts process of authorizing the building of additional settlement

[Breen]

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[B]The Israeli government has taken steps to authorise four new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.[/B]

It has begun a legal process that could see four settlement outposts given legal approval under Israeli law.
The decision has been condemned by Palestinian officials.It comes just days before the United States Secretary of State
John Kerry is due to meet the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to discuss restarting peace talks.
"The timing is very significant because it's a direct affront to all efforts at trying to revive any kind of peace negotiations.
It's an attempt to tell the Americans that Israel calls the shots," PLO official, Hanan Ashrawi told the BBC.

Under international law all of the settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are illegal.
Israel disputes this and distinguishes between about 120 settlements authorised by the government and dozens of outposts built without permission.

The Israeli settlement watchdog, Peace Now, had sent a petition against a total of six outposts to the Supreme Court, seeking their evacuation.
A hearing is due on 22 May.
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[URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22553690"]BBC Source

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[UnusAnguis]

Fuck off Israel

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[Coolkiddo]

Okay Israel that's enough. Hopefully the U.N will do something about them.

[Disgruntled]

[QUOTE=lolo;40667114]Okay Israel that's enough. Hopefully the U.N will do something about them.[/QUOTE]

No they won't. They already practically own us.

[Jordax]

Excuse me, but aren't they doing the same as the Germans with their obession then for their 'Lebensraum'?

[Canuhearme?]

[QUOTE=Jordax;40667183]Excuse me, but aren't they doing the same as the Germans with their obession then for their 'Lebensraum'?[/QUOTE]

Why are people fascinated with trying to compare what Nazi Germany did with what Israel is doing?

Stop trying to make parallels, judge Israel on what it's doing now instead of trying this "oh the oppressed are becoming the oppressors will you look at that" routine.

[Lamar]

PA needs to get a spine and revoke security cooperation, cooperating with the Israelis only makes it easier for them to steal more of the little land they have left. The West hasn't been doing anything meaningful enough to prevent this and I doubt it'll ever will. I'm sure Obama will say something along the lines of "this is not being helpful toward the peace process" and then not actually doing anything about it.

[Starpluck]

It is sorta funny seeing Israel announce settlements days before US envoys arrive to facilitate peace talks. They did this the day before Hilliary Clinton arrived, the day before Joe Biden arrived, and now again right before John Kerry arrives.

Israel is reminding the US who calls the shots.

[laserguided]

Thieves.