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Post by Daniel on Apr 1, 2017 9:31:42 GMT -5
White House Asks Israel Not to Engage in 'Unrestrained' Settlements A Day After West Bank Expansion
Courtney O'Brien Apr 01, 2017
The only blemish in President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's friendly press conference last month was their disagreement over Israeli settlements. When asked if Israel had the right to build more settlements in the West Bank, Trump turned to the prime minister and said he'd like him to "hold back" on future settlements for the time being.
Netanyahu said they'd talk.
That conversation may come sooner rather than later, considering this week's developments. On Thursday, Israel approved a new settlement in the West Bank, making it the first new Jewish town since 1993. The Trump administration responded mildly, considering the Israeli government had already voted upon the settlement, intended for Amona evacuees, before the White House voiced its opinion of settlements.
more townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/04/01/white-house-asks-israel-not-to-engage-in-unrestrained-settlements-a-day-after-west-bank-expansion-n2307068
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Post by Daniel on Apr 2, 2017 12:24:38 GMT -5
US-Israel talks on construction suspended
JTA, 02/04/17
JTA - Negotiations between Israel and the United States on limiting building in Judea and Samaria reportedly have been suspended.
Jason Greenblatt, Trump’s international envoy and an Orthodox Jew, has traveled in recent weeks to the Middle East for meetings with Israeli and Arab leaders.
Representatives of the Netanyahu government, the prime minister’s chief of staff, Yoav Horowitz, and Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Ron Dermer, met in Washington late last month with Greenblatt to follow up on his meetings with Netanyahu in Israel earlier in the month.
Israel Radio reported on Sunday that the discussions between the Israeli envoys and Greenblatt had been suspended due to a lack of progress, but Netanyahu's announcements to the cabinet showed a good deal of progress in comparison to the period of the Obama presidency..
more www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/227626
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