The direct peace talks between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority, already on seemingly permanent hold since Israel allowed a settlement expansion freeze to expire last month, took another hit today.
Buried within the official announcements of Israel’s Housing and Construction Ministry were some 240 new housing units within occupied East Jerusalem. The new construction adds to questions of whether any concessions can still save the talks.
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the US was “disappointed by the announcement,” adding that “it is contrary to our efforts to resume direct negotiations between the parties.” Palestinian officials also condemned the move, saying Israel was “undermining the peace process.”
Technically speaking the announcement has nothing to do with the expiration of the settlement freeze, as Israel’s government never applied the freeze to occupied East Jerusalem in the first place, insisting that the city is “eternally” part of Israel despite lack of international recognition. A number of previous construction announcements were made in East Jerusalem during the freeze, including some which involved expelling Arabs from certain neighborhoods.
The previous announcements also did serious harm to the peace process, as the Palestinian Authority has designs on East Jerusalem as the eventual capital of their new nation. The new announcements are the latest in a growing number of indications that the talks probably won’t be restarted soon, if ever.
This is not the first time. Israel embarrasses the US and tells Washington to "f**k off" again. Israel does not want peace. It's painfully obvious that with all the Israeli many attempts to disrupt-end any peace talks that the Netanyahu government was never genuine in its intentions at all. They don't have to be with a US government that would apologize and make excuses for Israel if they started killing all Palestinians with impunity. That's the price the US pays for Israel. All costs and no benefits. Israel isn't worth it.
It is disgusting. It is the true nature and expressed mission of Zionism after all. Land above all else …anything and everything. Israel doesn't want peace, it doesn't need to either. They are still the "Occupied Territories" under international law.
IMO, Israel is sowing its own seeds of future tragedy. They will have no one to blame but themselves. They will deserve it.
There is one main reason those talks are doomed to failure, like every other talks in the past have: the US can't pressure the Israeli's to make concessions (which they have to do, as well as the Palestinians). The Israeli Lobby (e.g. AIPAC) is so enormously powerful that US politicians are in their pocket. The Israeli's dictate the US, no the other way around.
Again.. Look people.., Israel don’t understand any other language then a total economic with a political boycott by EU and US.., these two major economic powers…! can and have the power to enforce the peace process on Israel.., these two economic powers can ask for UN to impose the act upon Israel.., otherwise there will not be peace in entire Middle East as long as Hillary Clinton and Gates are asking for increase in military expenditure not only in US but in Europe as well. It is time for the reality check by EU and US.., before the question of Israel – Zionism – EU – US, their expansionisms and the idea in world domination will kill everyone.
Jason, why do you waste your time bringing us this news? Israel, fully backed by the U.S., has no intention of giving the Palestinians anything: a state, a parcel of land, hope, compensation or a sniff of a Jewish armpit.
This joke has been going on since 1967 and, during this time, Israel has built on most of the West Bank. I don't know which nation is the biggest liar, the U.S. or Israel!
But the unholy relationship between Israel and the U.S. shows just what will happen if America is successful in its plans to seize control of the world. What has happened to the Palestinians will happen to nations all around the world.
The U.S. is a despotic, rogue nation. Israel is its creation. What you see in Palestine, eventually, you too will get!
The U.S. must be stopped!
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