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Trump Envoy Asks Israel to Halt Construction Outside Settlement Blocs

IMEMC News & Agencies – March 23, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East reportedly asked, during last week’s meeting, for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to freeze settlement construction in Jerusalem and outside the large settlement blocs. According to Al Ray, Netanyahu expressed reservations at an official freeze.

Channel 2 News reported, on Wednesday, that Jason Greenblatt, who visited Israel last week, asked Netanyahu to freeze construction in isolated settlements and restrict it to East Jerusalem and outside the large settlement blocs.

In addition, Washington also reportedly asked to set a fixed number of houses that can be built each year.

The Israeli security cabinet has rejected these requests, demanding that Israel has the right to build in any part of the West Bank.

March 23, 2017 - Posted by | Ethnic Cleansing, Racism, Zionism, Illegal Occupation | , , ,

1 Comment »

  1. “Trump Envoy Asks Israel to Halt Construction Outside Settlement Blocs”
    Shouldn’t that be, Trump Envoy TELLS Israel to halt construction……….”The Most Powerful Nation on Earth” TELLS everyone else what to do, why not Israel??

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    Comment by Brian Harry, Australia | March 23, 2017 | Reply


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