Israel Approves Settlement Homes Following Trump Inauguration

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Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Meir Turgeman told AFP: "Now we can finally build."

Israel's PM reportedly delayed approval given the opposition of Barack Obama, who infuriated Israel by allowing a UN resolution against settlements to pass.

Settlements in East Jerusalem are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.

At the start of his cabinet meeting on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would speak to Mr Trump later on Sunday evening.

"There are many issues between us, including the Israeli-Palestinian issue, the situation in Syria and the Iranian threat," he said.

What has Israel approved and why the delay?

Jerusalem's City Hall approved construction permits for 566 new homes in the East Jerusalem settlements of Pisgat Zeev, Ramat Shlomo and Ramot.

Mr Turgeman said: "I was told to wait until Trump takes office because he has no problem with building in Jerusalem.

"The rules of the game have changed with Donald Trump's arrival as president. We no longer have our hands tied as in the time of Barack Obama."

He said the delay was at the request of Mr Netanyahu in the wake of the 23 December UN Security Council resolution opposing Israeli settlement construction.

The US refusal to veto the resolution marked the lowest ebb of deteriorating relations between the Obama administration and the Israeli government.

Mr Obama regarded opposing new settlement homes as a key plank in pursuing a possible "two-state solution" to ending the decades-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38711701

 

[ready4ONE 5,400]

The American Taliban, anxious to get Armageddon going, approves this action by the Israeli extreme Right.

 

 

[OriZ 3,157]

Building in East Jerusalem has nothing to do with extreme right. The only ones considering those settlements are the UN and their like minded backers. There is a huge difference between where they want to build now, and building deeper in and far away from Jerusalem inside the west bank which I oppose and find to be kind of silly. Unlike the latter, In any future agreement these Jerusalem neighborhoods will remain intact, there's pretty much consensus about that in the Israeli public and even within those from foreign countries who were part of teams that tried to work on a solution in the past. 

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

But what I see is the Israeli settlements and walls are making a Palestinian future untenable. I am not sure Abut East Jerusalem, but it just looks like a driP drip drip of illegal land taking.

[smilesammich 10,727]

pfft. palestinians don't deserve a future. don't you know god gave israel jerusalem? and what did he give them jerusalem for? a us embassy, primarily.

[Merle 458]

31 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

pfft. palestinians don't deserve a future. don't you know god gave israel jerusalem? and what did he give them jerusalem for? a us embassy, primarily.

I thought God gave it to them so the Palestinians could hone their rocket shooting skills.

[smilesammich 10,727]

4 minutes ago, Merle said:

I thought God gave it to them so the Palestinians could hone their rocket shooting skills.

not in my bible, maybe you have a speshul new age rocket edition?

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

4 hours ago, smilesammich said:

pfft. palestinians don't deserve a future. don't you know god gave israel jerusalem? and what did he give them jerusalem for? a us embassy, primarily.

How about Jordan . You mad at them. They took most of Palestine 

[smilesammich 10,727]

2 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

How about Jordan . You mad at them. They took most of Palestine 

give yourself a letter.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

1 hour ago, smilesammich said:

give yourself a letter.

How about a fancy scarlet A

[smilesammich 10,727]

11 hours ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

How about a fancy scarlet A

whatever suits your fancy dimmesdale.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

And today Israel announced plans to build in the West Bank. What will the Greatest President Ever do in response?

[smilesammich 10,727]

2 minutes ago, ready4ONE said:

And today Israel announced plans to build in the West Bank. What will the Greatest President Ever do in response?

show up with a bulldozer and body bags?

[ready4ONE 5,400]

4 hours ago, smilesammich said:

show up with a bulldozer and body bags?

Too much effort and manual labor. Trump will just tell Spicer to hold a press conference and tell people that he did.