Israel/Palestine

Eugene

(62,658 posts) Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:16 PM Jul 2016

U.S. concerned over Israel's settlement activity: State Department

Source: Reuters

World | Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:18pm EDT

U.S. concerned over Israel's settlement activity: State Department

The United States is deeply concerned about Israel's reported plans to build an additional 323 units in settlements in East Jerusalem on top of 770 units previously announced in the settlement of Gilo, the U.S. State Department said.

Such action by Israel "continues this pattern of provocative and counterproductive action," State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement on Wednesday.

Kirby called the settlement activity "corrosive to the cause of peace."

In addition to the plans for East Jerusalem and Gilo, Kirby cited plans for other units, including 531 in Ma’ale Adumim, 19 in Har Homa, 120 in Ramot, and 30 in Pisgat Ze’ev. He also noted a plan to legalize an outpost near Ramallah; and tenders for 42 units in Kiryat Arba.

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U.S. concerned over Israel's settlement activity: State Department (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2016 OP

settlement? suburb? 6chars Jul 2016 #1

building apartments is a provocation. Mosby Jul 2016 #2

ther are other things the US is less concerned about 6chars Jul 2016 #3

I really hope the Clinton foreign policy is not like Obama's. ericson00 Jul 2016 #4

The US concerned? concerned enough to not do a single thing it seems... Little Tich Jul 2016 #5

6chars

(3,967 posts)

1. settlement? suburb?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:23 PM

Jul 2016

Mosby

(17,474 posts)

2. building apartments is a provocation.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 02:37 PM

Jul 2016

what a world we live in.

6chars

(3,967 posts)

3. ther are other things the US is less concerned about

Reply to Mosby (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 03:24 PM

Jul 2016

200 killed in suicide bombing in x middle eastern city
Erdogan arrests x thousand of y's
x young women enslaved while males killed
country x illegally acquires intercontinental missiles and writes death to y on them while firing them.

ericson00

(2,707 posts)

4. I really hope the Clinton foreign policy is not like Obama's.

Reply to 6chars (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 04:57 PM

Jul 2016

Obama's was very 'if we weren't so friendly with Israel, the Muslim world would love us,' and it flopped, miserably. It needs to end.

Little Tich

(6,171 posts)

5. The US concerned? concerned enough to not do a single thing it seems...

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 08:31 PM

Jul 2016

I think that all the one-staters in this thread will have their wish come true...

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