Washington – US State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Monday that she was unaware of Israel’s latest settlement plans, but stressed that, “Our policy on settlements remains unchanged and we make our views known to the Israelis at every opportunity.”
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The US has long opposed settlement construction and other moves it sees as unilateral and not helping in forming an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.
She added, “We have to continue to keep trying. We have to continue to work with both sides to encourage them to avoid provocation, to create an atmosphere conducive to peace.”
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Actually, it’s very productive. More jobs for Jews and Arabs, more housing, more infrastructure development, more tax revenue to help wean Israel off US support, etc. etc.
“Long opposed” – actually, opposed since 2009. One president does not a policy make.
Obama and his statist department are unproductive as well, yet we are unfortunately stuck with them.
It takes some chutzpah from israel to aggravate the US and then come knocking on their door asking for money and support
how about the unproductive Arab killings of innocent children and its own people
These settlements will produce a lot! I expect at least another twenty years of war.
What does he call productive, allowing the Arabs to ban together against Israel?