washingtonpost.com - 5/24/2009
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thinkprogress.org - 5/19/2009
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Haaretz reports today that “Israel has moved ahead
with a plan to build a new settlement in
the northern West Bank for the first time in 26 years, pursuing a project the United States has already condemned as an obstacle to peace ...
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Obama: Israeli settlements ‘have to be stopped.’
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Obama: Israeli settlements ‘have to be stopped.’
Think Progress —
Haaretz reports today that “Israel has moved ahead with a plan to build a new settlement in the northern West Bank for the first time in 26 years, pursuing a project the United States has already condemned as an obstacle to peace efforts.” In a much-anticipated press conference today with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, President Obama said that new Israeli settlements “have to be stopped”:
OBAMA: Now, Israel is going have to take some difficult steps as well. And I shared with Prime Minister the fact that, under the road map, under Annapolis there’s a clear understanding that we have ...
Kerry & Obama Agree Settlements Must Be Stopped, But What Are They Going to Do About It?
Matthew Yglesias —
Speaking yesterday about his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama appeared to call for a settlement freeze:
OBAMA: Now, Israel is going have to take some difficult steps as well. And I shared with Prime Minister the fact that, under the road map, under Annapolis there’s a clear understanding that we have to make progress on settlements, that settlements have to be stopped in order for us to move forward. That’s a difficult thing to recognize, but it’s an important one. And it has to be addressed. I think the humanitarian situation in Gaza has to be addressed. ...
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