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Quartet demands real settlement freeze

Ma’an – 19/03/2010

Bethlehem – In Moscow, the International Quartet reiterated on Friday its call for Israelis and Palestinians to implement their previous agreements and obligations, in particular adherence to the Road Map peace plan.

“The Quartet urges the government of Israel to freeze all settlement activity, including natural growth, dismantle outposts erected since March 2001; and to refrain from demolitions and evictions in East Jerusalem,” a statement issued after the meeting said.

The Quartet, made up of the US, UN, EU and Russia, also called on both sides to “observe calm and restraint and to refrain from provocative actions and inflammatory rhetoric especially in areas of cultural and religious sensitivity.”

The statement recalled that Israel’s annexation of East Jerusalem remained unrecognized by the international community, and underscored that the status of Jerusalem is a permanent-status issue that must be resolved through negotiations between the parties. It condemned Israel’s move to advance planning for new housing units in the occupied part of the city.

March 19, 2010 - Posted by | Ethnic Cleansing, Racism, Zionism

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