Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Censured the World, Israel Build Permanent Jewish Settlement

Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem (Photo: AP)

TEL AVIV - Israel says it will continue to carry out the action build around three thousand Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Israel's decision to build the settlement was criticized by many countries in the world, also including the United States (U.S.), which is a close ally Israel.

"Israel will continue to carry out its decision despite continuing pressure from the international community," said an officer of the Presidency of Israel, as quoted by Reuters on Tuesday (12/04/2012).

Israel called the construction project has vital significance for the national interest that the Zionist state. But the construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank to Israel in reply for approval of a Palestinian state as a non-member observer state at the United Nations (UN).

Israel announces plans to build settlements on Friday 30 November. The decision came a day after the UN decision on Palestinian membership status it out.

"I tell you the countries that are now censure Israel's decision to build settlements in the West Bank knew for certain that Israel would carry out retaliation against Palestinian UN action. They have mentioned before if Israel will certainly avenge the Palestinians, "said Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz.
Besides the U.S., the country that gave condemnation of Israel's actions, among others, France, Britain and other European countries. U.S. itself considers Israel's actions will further complicate peace negotiations done between Israel and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas.
 
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, also condemned Israel and called it a serious blow to the future of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Israel building a Jewish settlement was in the area called Zone E1. AS previously forbade Israel to build settlements in the zone because it will divide the West Bank into two.

The state will make a two-state solution in the sieve-sieve can be the answer to ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can not be materialize.

Two-state solution is the idea of ​​establishing a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip dealing peacefully with Israel. But with so many Jewish settlements in the West Bank to make such a solution would be difficult to run.


Source:  Reuters

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