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Nir Barkat calls UN building halt ask “racist; illegal.”
Archive for the ‘Jerusalem’ Category
J’lem mayor condemns freeze request
Monday, August 2nd, 2010Silwan violence reaches new heights
Monday, June 28th, 2010
Krauthammer: Those troublesome Jews
Friday, June 4th, 2010The world is outraged at Israel’s blockade of Gaza. Turkey denounces its illegality, inhumanity, barbarity, etc. The usual U.N. suspects, Third World and European, join in. The Obama administration dithers.
From Gaza to Golan, IDF soldiers train for war
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010The exact shape of the next confrontation in the north remains unclear, but few in the Israel Defense Forces believe we’re likely to see tanks clashing in the Golan Heights.
Report details U.S. threat to Israel on U.N.
Monday, May 3rd, 2010The White House yesterday strongly denied a threat, in a letter to Mahmoud Abbas, to permit a U.N resolution condemning Israel for undermining trust in the peace process.
Arab nations back indirect peace talks with Israel
Monday, May 3rd, 2010CAIRO — Arab nations on Saturday endorsed indirect peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis, a move that likely paves the way for the start of long-stalled U.S.-brokered negotiations.
Israel halts east Jerusalem building
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister has effectively frozen new Jewish construction in east Jerusalem, municipal officials said Monday, reflecting the need to mend a serious rift with the U.S. and get Mideast peace talks back on track.
Israel Says It Will Still Build In Jerusalem
Friday, March 26th, 2010JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel insisted Friday it would not change its policy of building homes in East Jerusalem, keeping the Jewish state at odds with Washington on how to renew stalled peace talks with Palestinians.
Netanyahu: Progress made in talks with U.S.
Thursday, March 25th, 2010Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that progress had been made toward resolving the diplomatic crisis with the United States over the contentious plan to build more Jewish homes in East Jerusalem.
Netanyahu: Jerusalem not a settlement but our capital
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to see President Obama on Tuesday at the White House.
Washington — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday sharply defended his government’s plan to build new housing on disputed land in East Jerusalem, a decision that has put Israel at odds with its leading ally.