Clinton: Israel Must Halt West Bank Settlements.
Thank you Secretary of State Clinton!!!! Perhaps the only language that the leadership of the Israeli government understands is blunt, straightforward and upfront. Abbas is right in demanding a halt to the settlements. Don’t forget that previous Israeli goverments have pledged to stop building on Palestinian lands and yet they have continued to do so.
What am I missing? What is the logic behind Bibi and his buddies continued refusal to “deal justly”. Ah, is it “facts on the ground?” Do they think that the Palestinians will just go away?
All the more reason for us to support Brit Tzedek v’Shalom’s “We’ve Got Your Back, Mr. President” campaign.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Israel in unusually blunt terms Wednesday to completely halt settlements on land that Palestinians claim as part of a future state of their own.
In remarks to reporters at the State Department, Clinton said President Barack Obama had made clear last week during talks at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that stopping settlements is a key part of moving toward a deal establishing a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
“He wants to see a stop to settlements _ not some settlements, not outposts, not ‘natural growth’ exceptions,” Clinton said, referring in the last case to population growth on existing Israeli settlements in the West Bank from births and from allowances for adult offspring of settlers to buy homes near their parents.
