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November 27, 2009 at 8:14 am
Despite it all…. ISRAEL LIED AGAIN! Not that we expected anything different, but one would think they would wait a day or two before they showed the world how dishonest they are.
The following report says it all……
Israel okays 28 new settlement buildings, despite freeze
By Chaim Levinson, Barak Ravid, Amos Harel and Yanir Yagna
Meanwhile, Haaretz has learned that the state is expected to ask the Supreme Court for more time to evacuate illegal outposts. The State Attorney’s Office is expected to update the Supreme Court by next week on three court rulings that have not been carried out, for the evacuation of outposts at Eli, Horsha, and Netiv Ha’avot, as well as six other locations in the West Bank.
Haaretz also learned that in discussions on the matter between security and law officials, the state intends to ask the court for more time in order to prepare a suitable policy for razing the illegal outposts, in view of the developments related to the freeze in settlement construction.
For its part, efforts were underway Thursday to maximize the impact of the freeze on the international arena. So far, the Israeli announcement had not had a warm reception in the international community. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said the decision to freeze settlements “is a step in the right direction, and its implementation would be a positive contribution to peace.”
Similar statements were issued by the German government, while the government of Britain emphasized in its statement that it was displeased by the fact that the freeze was not absolute – in other words does not include East Jerusalem. The Russian Foreign Ministry also issued a statement calling on Israel to freeze settlement construction completely.
On Thursday, Israel relayed messages to members of the European Union and other western countries, calling on them to pressure the Palestinian Authority and the Arab states to resume negotiations with Israel. In its message, Israel also called on friendly countries to help convince the Arab world to avoid unilateral steps in light of the government decision to freeze settlement construction for 10 months.
Israel Okays 28 New Settlement Buildings, despite Freeze
27/11/2009 Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Thursday ordered the Israeli army to issue a temporary freeze order, but at the same time allowed the construction of 28 new public buildings in settlements.
Meanwhile, Haaretz has learned that Israel is expected to ask the Supreme Court for more time to evacuate illegal outposts. The State Attorney's Office is expected to update the Supreme Court by next week on three court rulings that have not been carried out, for the evacuation of outposts at Eli, Horsha, and Netiv Ha'avot, as well as six other locations in the West Bank.
Haaretz also learned that in discussions on the matter between security and law officials, the state intends to ask the court for more time in order to prepare a suitable policy for razing the illegal outposts, in view of the developments related to the freeze in settlement construction.
For its part, efforts were underway Thursday to maximize the impact of the freeze on the international arena. So far, the Israeli announcement had not had a warm reception in the international community. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said the decision to freeze settlements "is a step in the right direction, and its implementation would be a positive contribution to peace."
Similar statements were issued by the German government, while the government of Britain emphasized in its statement that it was displeased by the fact that the freeze was not absolute - in other words does not include occupied East Jerusalem. The Russian Foreign Ministry also issued a statement calling on Israel to freeze settlement construction completely.
On Thursday, Israel relayed messages to members of the European Union and other western countries, calling on them to pressure the Palestinian Authority and the Arab states to resume negotiations with Israel. In its message, Israel also called on friendly countries to help convince the Arab world to avoid unilateral steps in light of the government decision to freeze settlement construction for 10 months.
YESHA COUNCIL: WEST BANK CONSTRUCTION FREEZE ILLEGITIMATE
On Thursday, Yesha Council heads announced that they see the government's decision as illegitimate and will "continue to build with or without the government."
"Freezing the construction is an immoral, non-Jewish and anti-Semitic step. This step promotes the dangerous establishment of a Palestinian state, which constitutes an existential threat to the State of Israel," read a statement on behalf of the Council.
Earlier it was reported that despite the government's decision to freeze construction in the settlements for the next 10 months, dozens of projects are still at full swing, with plans to build hundreds of housing units in dozens of settlements all throughout the West Bank.
The said projects were approved by past governments and are separate from the 492 housing units that were approved by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak last summer.
Sources at the Yesha Council claim that the execution of these projects is based on old permits or is done on private property that does not require governmental consent. "If we don't hurry up and build now, the permits will be put on hold and will be lost," one of the sources said.
"The biggest absurdity is that part of the 492 units that were approved recently were already approved during (former PM Ehud) Olmert's term," said Yesha Council spokesman Yishai Hollander.
An expert on construction in the West Bank told Ynet that "the amount and dispersal of new construction projects in recent months indicate that there is no enforcement of a solidified freezing plan. In this situation, the result is the opposite, and the settlers have heightened motivation to start building."
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