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Tuesday, March 9, 2010 |
US denies Israel settlement move violates moratorium |
US denies Israel settlement move violates moratorium The apartments in Beitar Illit are "an exception", the Israelis say The US has said Israel's authorisation of new building in a Jewish But a state department spokesman said it was "the kind of thing that both Israel has promised a 10-month pause in settlement building in the West It says the 112 new apartments in Beitar Illit settlement were approved The move comes as the US announced that Israel and the Palestinians had Palestinian negotiators say the Beitar Illit announcement will place strain Vice-President Joe Biden arrives in Israel Meanwhile, US Vice-President Joe Biden has arrived in the region, becoming "I'm pleased that the Israeli and Palestinian leadership have accepted "We've begun to discuss the structure and scope of these talks, and I will "As we've said many times, we hope that these will lead to direct But other Palestinian groups based in Syria, including the Islamist Hamas They said the talks were bowing to pressure from Israel and the US. A breakthrough in the talks would surprise all sides, the BBC's Middle East 'Grudging' Speaking about the Beitar Illit development, US state department spokesman "On the other hand, this is the kind of thing that both sides need to be Beitar Illit has a mostly Orthodox Jewish population. Israeli ministers said A statement from the defence ministry said the building was needed to plug a ANALYSIS Tim Franks, BBC News, Jerusalem The line from Israel's defence ministry is they needed to plug a potentially They have decided that the best way to do this is to fill in the space with Palestinian officials see this only as further evidence of the flimsiness of As it is, there is plenty of construction carrying on inside these The Americans were hoping that Vice-President Joe Biden's visit to the But shuttle diplomacy, brokered by the US, can only go so far. As the latest "Beitar Illit is an exceptional permit that came about following safety The building permits were issued under the previous government of Ehud The Palestinian leadership in the West Bank had demanded a complete stop to They agreed "grudgingly", reports said, and came after many months of The talks should be limited to four months, Palestinian officials said. Under heavy US pressure, the Israeli government agreed in November to a It said that work which had already started on 3,000 homes should be allowed 'Exception' Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said the move put the talks at risk. "If the Israeli government wants to sabotage Mitchell's efforts by taking Israeli Environment Minister Gilad Erdan said the settlement was "an "At the end of last year the government decided to freeze construction, but Peace Now, an Israeli group, said the announcement raised questions about "The Israeli government is welcoming the US vice-president by demonstrating, All settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are considered |
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