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UN rebukes Israel over

Jerusalem settlements
The plans include building in Har Homa (above) and Ramat Shlomo
29 October 2014
Israel has faced strong criticism at the UN Security
Council over lans to build homes in occuied !ast "erusalem#
UN political chief Jeffre !eltman said that the settlements "ould raise #grave doubts#
about Israel$s plans for durable peace "ith %alestinians&
The meeting "as called after the Israeli %'$s office ordered plans for over ()*** ne"
units to be advanced&
Je"ish settlements and Jerusalem are among the most contentious issues bet"een
Israel and the %alestinians&
$Cycle of violence$
'r !eltman said Israel "as #in violation of international la"# "hen moving settlers into
%alestinian territories&
The US) Israel$s strongest all) said it "as #deepl concerned# at "hat it called
provocative actions b Israel on the issue&
The ++,$s Nick +rant in Ne" -ork sas the US made it clear that the settlements
"ould escalate tensions at a time "hen the situation "as alread tense enough&
Israe
l said criticism of its settlements "as #hpocris#
+ritain said that illegal settlement activit made it much more difficult for Israel$s friends
to defend it against accusations that it "as not serious about making peace&
%alestinian UN envo .r Riad 'ansour said the settlements "ere eroding a future
%alestinian state and that Israel$s actions "ere #threatening to incite et another ccle
of violence#&
Israeli /mbassador Ron %rosor accused the %alestinians of #half truths) mths and
outright lies#&
He said0 #I$m here to conve one simple truth0 the people of Israel are not occupiers
and "e$re not settlers& Israel is our home and Jerusalem is the eternal capital of our
sovereign state&#
'r %rosor said0 #It sas a great deal that the international communit is outraged "hen
Je"s build homes in Jerusalem but doesn$t sa a "ord "hen Je"s are murdered for
living in Jerusalem& The hpocris is appalling&#
There "ere no plans) ho"ever) for a resolution at the (12member council on the matter
and even a statement criticising Israel "as improbable given general US backing for
Israel&
US $red%hot anger$
The settlements issue put the 3hite House on the defensive on 3ednesda) after an
unnamed US official reportedl used a profanit in describing 'r Netanahu&
/n article on The /tlantic maga4ine "ebsite 5uoted an unidentified member of the
6bama administration "ho said there "as #red2hot anger# over the settlements&
Using strong language) he said the Israeli leader had no guts because he "as more
interested in political survival than compromising "ith the %alestinians&
3hite House spokesman Josh 7arnest said the comments "ere counterproductive
and did not reflect the administration$s vie"& +ut he added that the #close relationship#
bet"een the t"o countries should not #paper over# differences&
#The fact is the United States has repeatedl made clear our vie" that settlement
activit is illegitimate) and onl serves to complicate efforts to achieve a t"o2state
solution in the region)# he said&
/nother 3hite House official told the ++, #there$s great frustration "ith Netanahu 2
that$s not ne" 2 and it$s intense#&
Israeli settlements in the 3est +ank and 7ast Jerusalem 2 sought b the %alestinians
for a future state 2 are considered illegal under international la") though Israel disputes
this&
The plans for the ne" homes include some 8** in Har Homa and about 9** in Ramat
Shlomo&
/ccording to Israel$s left2leaning Haaret4 ne"spaper) the plans have been on hold for
several years&
'r 'ansour said the latest Israeli move "as a #blatant act of reprisal# for an attack b
a %alestinian last "eek in "hich a Je"ish bab girl and a "oman "ere killed at a tram
station in Jerusalem&
Israel captured 7ast Jerusalem in the (:9; 'iddle 7ast "ar and anne<ed it in (:=* in
a move not recognised internationall& It sas the cit is its #eternal and indivisible#
capital&
The %alestinians insist Israel must "ithdra" from 7ast Jerusalem as part of a final
peace deal&
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