Washington – The Obama administration has pledged to the Palestinian Authority it will closely monitor Jewish construction in the West Bank and will protest any new housing developments in the biblical territory, a top PA negotiator told WND.
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“They told us the White House will watch for any Jewish construction,” said the PA negotiator, speaking on condition of anonymity.
“Obama knows that if [Likud Chairman Benjamin] Netanyahu is the next prime minister, he will try to expand the settlements. They pledged to us this will be strongly protested,” the negotiator said.
Although Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni’s Kadima party captured one more seat that Likud in last week’s elections, Netanyahu is considered most likely to form the next government, since he is reportedly able to forge the most stable coalition with other parties in the 120-seat Knesset.
The PA officials said they were enthusiastic about the new tone of the White House and about recent meetings with Obama’s Mideast envoy, former Democratic Sen. George Mitchell. They said they believe that under Obama the Palestinians can extract from Israel concessions reaching “much further” than during talks held under the previous administration.
“Regarding all understandings achieved between the parties, the Obama administration told us they will give guarantees to carry them out,” said a top PA official.
“With Obama, the number of settlers to be removed from the West Bank will much be more important than 60,000,” said the PA official, referring to previous negotiations in which Israel expressed a willingness to withdraw from up to 94 percent of the West Bank and move about 60,000 settlers into central settlement blocks closer to Jerusalem.
A top source said the PA requested that the Obama administration threaten sanctions against Israel for any new Jewish construction in the West Bank.
The source told WND that Obama is said to favor Israel withdrawing from nearly the entire West Bank.
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THIS JUST THE BEGINING. I HOPE ALL OF YOU WHO VOTED FOR OBAMA are happy.
Only blind sources and anonymous quotes. How can anybody believe anything quoted in this article which by the way was written by somebody with a less than stellar reputation in regards to credibility and an apparently frequent history of using unconfirmable quotes and sources.
Elections have consequences… Are you all prepared for the second coming of Jimmy Carter?
Whatever you believe about the new settlements, the practices of the prior governments in EY has to change. They say one thing and do another and make believe there is no change in policy. If they believe that all prior committments are null and void they should say so and indicate that new settlements are allowed. Otherwise, they should stop this “game” of quietly allowing new settlements and then claiming they are illegal but do nothing to remove them. I personally believe that they should continue building new settlements and expanding existing ones in those areas which we know will never be returned but its a waste of money and risking the lives of yidden to build new homes where there is a high liklihood of the land being returned to the Palestinians as part of a peace agreement.
I’ts our land, who cares what the Osama administration says!?
OK. So “build” bridges roads highways and schools in the US of A with money that we don’t have and in places that don’t need them (and workers who are generally unqualified and will stretch out their work as long as possible so that they can still have a “job”) and stop the building of a few homes in tiny Israel. This Mr. Obama will bring peace. This is the change and unity that we needed.
This man is on track to be the worst president in history. Nisht ztum gloiben.
Its amazing to see what happens to a person when elected to the highest posotion. Have they forgotten? This isn’t about Land or Peace or Economics. Its about religion. It can’t be negotiated at a conf table or with all the envoys of the world. There is only one option. ‘SHMOD’ all the young arabs so they become non-relegious and all they’ll want is to watch movies, eat Chazer, wear designer ripped clothing and enjoy the good life. We should even give them credit cards and all types of leased late model cars. The last thing they’ll care about is some Sheikh preaching.
In other words- Mr. Obama is trying his best to influence Israeli election results- He is holding out a carrot for Livni, and a rotten termite eaten stick for Netanyahu.
Despicable action on Obama’s part- and it will Not work, G-d Willing.
Thanks to all the jews who voted for Obama (sic). You are now going to see his true colors. Anti Jews Anti Jews Anti Jews. Good for us. We are our own worst enemy. This is only the beginning. Obama is another Hitler who will start slowly and slowly destroy us. We only have ourselves to blame. History repeating itself.
“Obama Pledges to Protest Jewish Housing Developments in Jerusalem.”
How interesting!
In America, such things are called “Housing Discrimination.”
But hey, if Obama wants to protest Jewish housing developments in Jerusalem, then why shouldn’t I protest Black housing developments on Long Island?
Why should anyone trust a statement from a lying thug palestinian to a rogue website like wnd written by a guy like arron klein? please. more like the UK guardian nonsense.
anyway to verify any of this? please. why is it assumed as fact and news???? it nboggles the mind. Klein and WND hate Obama and they get these people to quote whatever they want them to say. is this negotiator even real?
I cant wait for this to backfire in their faces just liek the UK gaurdian pieces did.
These people dont catre about progress they just care about making stuff up to instigate unwarranted bad press of Obama. It is truly sad that the frum blogs eat this tuff up liek its torah from sinai.
Um…… Mr. Obama….. You are the president of which country?
First fix up the mess here, then try to mess things up elsewhere!
he will be more trouble than any of you can imagine, all the frum jews that voted democrat for financial reasons will regret that day, he is a half arab, so far with the economy he has not done much, he talks a good game, and yes he said air force one is “spiffy”, what a idiot, i think he is taking trips every day now just to ride in that plane
To #6 ,8, & 10
Too true. So now all you liberals see the change you wanted. It’s starting with trying to destroy Israel.
If this is true it would seem The Obama is attempting to influence the final results of the Israeli election. Isnt that the same thing The Obama and his hentchmen are trying to do here in the USA with the Senate seat from Minn??? Isnt this the same thing Der Shlikmeister Slick Willy Clinton did to them in the 90s??
I guess this is the transparency change the messiah ran on during the campaign. The problem is that its so transparant, its see thru so you dont see it!
What people (including the US government) forget about is the following.
It is the Arabs (oh sorry, Palestinians) are the ones that are the people who construct all of these projects.
How long ago did we evict resident from their homes in Aza, and other such neighborhoods, all for the sake of peace with our Arab brethren only to have exactly what? Now the same all over again ?!? Oh, no,.. I sincerely hope not
Sorry, but none of you understands oolitics!
meanwhile Obama proved to be pro Israel in most aspects, the muslim leaders thru-out the world denounced him as a traitor.
so he has to show some balance. all he said was “he will watch closelt any Jewish construction”. so stop bashing and criticising our hon. president.
Why does he call it “jewish construction”? its either “Zionist construction”, or “settlers construction”..
it is our jewish land. stop calling the arabs palstinins read history no such group of peoplem. they r arabs with over 50 countiers that they can call home it is not the jews problem that they r not welcomed in their own countires. build isreal keep on building and expanding. no more land for peace it doesnt work. enough is enough we the jewish people only have one place that we call home and every day we pray that it should be returned to its glory and we cry every year about its loss. let us have our land and keep it we don’t have anyother place
This is not a change in policy; ever US President since Lyndon Johnson has opposed settlement expansion.
I hope that all you liberal Jews and you know who I mean the Federation and Reform types who Challisht to vote for this fraud are happy. Did you really expect this muslim to do anything else. Whatever he said was a lie including protecting Israel, not raising your taxes, all important pieces of legislation being posted on the Internet eight days before they are voted on (this stimulus garbage even memebers of Congress didn’t get a chance ot read before having to vote). He is a Chicago politician who cannot say the truth. Here is a Jimmy Carter re-do. Reap what you sowed.
It didn’t take long – actually not long at all …. All you guys who voted for this guy have yourselves to blame.
watch out for 30 yr ceasefire and withdrawal to 67 borders! obama supports the saudi peace plan!
I’m beginning to think that I should move to Israel.
Once the roadblocks are removed, Hamas will definately sieze control and Fatah and the PA will quickly crumble like cake. Then with the increased violence and Palestinian civil war in YESH, any hope of a withdrawal will end. Don’t worry. The Palestinians will always kill any peace.
Here it goes…welcome to the obamanation….
Discrimination under the guise of liberalism…hold on, people…. this will be a scary ride with this commander in chief.