Israel-US settlements deal ‘close’

Al Jazeera English
21 October 2009

The Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and in East Jerusalem violate international law

The Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and in East Jerusalem violate international law

Israel is close to reaching a deal with the United States that will accommodate the so-called “natural growth” of settlements in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, the Israeli ambassador to Washington has told Al Jazeera.

Michael Oren said on Tuesday that the US had agreed with Israel to a temporary halt to settlement building activity in the Palestinian West Bank and East Jerusalem, rather than a total freeze.

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Asked if the Obama administration had given its assent to finish work on settlements already under construction before the “pause”, Oren said: “That was the understanding.”

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One Response to Israel-US settlements deal ‘close’

  1. greenfeld says:

    the European that has to be investigated . for colonial past and killing million of jewish people.
    now this shameless organization called united nation investigate Israel they dont investigate Palestinian murder. not at all
    this how united nation support murder
    to israeli i say when united nation prosecute milosovich
    in the balacn you didn’t say nothing . now the israeli under attack from the same European murder socialist communist .
    the war tribunal is the same colonial power the went to rule the world
    greenfeld

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