[quote]Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue "developing" settlements following reports of US pressure ahead of a fresh round of Palestinian prisoner releases due later this month. [/quote]
[quote]Netanyahu's comments, made late on Wednesday, came as US Secretary of State John Kerry fights for the survival of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, which were launched in late July but have been severely strained by Israel's persistent settlement drive. [/quote]
[quote]But in his remarks on Wednesday, Netanyahu appeared to rebuff any pressure from Washington, blaming the absence of any peace agreement on the Palestinians' refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state.
"I know that people keep telling us that there is no peace because of the settlements, because of our presence in Judea and Samaria and it's not true," the premier said, using the biblical term for the West Bank. [/quote]
[url]http://www.maannews.net/ENG/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=658361[/url]
[I]Why is everyone complaining about us? Hang on to that thought for a sec, gotta build more settlements![/I]
Israel will grow larger.
Oh fuck off, what an absolute tit!
[URL]http://news.yahoo.com/eu-warns-israel-over-settlement-construction-102615683.html[/URL]
[quote]JERUSALEM (AP) - [B]The European Union said Tuesday it has asked Israel not to announce any new West Bank settlement construction[/B] following an expected Palestinian prisoner release, [B]warning that it would be held responsible for any resulting failure in Mideast peace talks.[/B]
In further pressure on Israel, a [B]European delegation told Israeli officials that there could be dire consequences if the current round of peace talks collapses, including economic sanctions against the settlements, an EU official said.[/B][/quote]
This is Israel pretty much saying "fuck you and bring it" to the EU. Then Israel will question why they're so internationally isolated and why everyone manages to hate the 'only Jewish state' and the cycle continues.
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