Washington – U.S. Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Israeli Building In West Bank, East Jerusalem

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    A tractor demolish two buildings in the Israeli settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on July 29, 2015, following the High Court's decision to upheld an earlier order to demolish the buildings in the settlement. The High Court determined the housing units had been built on private Palestinian land seized by the IDF in the 1970s. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90Washington – The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it was “deeply concerned” about an Israeli government decision to build 300 new homes in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank and hundreds of homes in East Jerusalem.

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    “The United States continues to view settlements as illegitimate and we strongly oppose steps to advance construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem,” State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said in a statement.

    “Settlement expansion threatens the two-state solution and calls into question Israel’s commitment to a negotiated resolution to the conflict,” he said.


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    Shimon
    Shimon
    8 years ago

    I’m “deeply concerned” that we are governed by a Jew-hater and most of American Jews still support him.

    Conscience
    Conscience
    8 years ago

    What a concerning i mean
    “Deeply concerning regime”.

    So heartwarming to watch
    How the rest of middle east
    Never mind that its brutalized
    At every level , and in every corner ,
    Yet the love this present regime has
    Towards the Israelis is such a “deep”- one , to where one piece of property
    Like “one apartment “? – wether to build or not to , and that takes precedence over daily slaghuters
    And eviscerations of innocent people , wow BHO be careful the merciful
    West should not see the enormity of af affection you have to them .

    Yet Israelis be so so enthralled
    With such a concerning regime ,
    Caring so so much for your safety…..

    Curiosity
    Curiosity
    8 years ago

    Why should they worry? Thanks to them, Iran will destroy the neighborhoods in a few years time anyway.

    sndinc
    sndinc
    8 years ago

    who cares what the state dept says let them go fly a kite

    mr613
    mr613
    8 years ago

    Headline:
    ISRAEL: Deeply Concerned over Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons!

    8 years ago

    And WE, Mr. “President” are “deeply concerned” about Iran blowing our little country, the ONLY democracy in the Middle East, to Kingdom Come, thanks to you. So quite frankly, we don’t give a damn what YOU think.

    8 years ago

    Here’s a news flash for the anti Semites Obama, Kerry, and co.: ISRAEL IS DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DISASTROUS DEAL YOU JUST SIGNED WITH IRAN!