Tishrei 6, 5778, 9/26/2017
Settlements MK Tibi in Canada: Boycott Products from 'Settlements'MK Tibi in Ottawa: Settlements are a cancer spreading all over Palestinian land. Boycott products manufactured there. Expert: 'Settlements' Are Legal, Look at the UN DocumentsFormer ambassador Dr. Meir Rosenne: The Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria are legal. International law says this. UNHRC Creates 'Goldstone 2' Committee. Netanyahu: HypocrisyNew “fact-finding mission” to investigate Israeli settlements. Prime Minister: "This council ought to be ashamed of itself." Israel Chastises Britain for ‘Obstacle to Peace’British Deputy PM Clegg’s charge that settlements are “vandalism” creates an obstacle to peace, says Deputy Foreign Minister Ayalon. Moshe Zar: Leftists Have No FutureIsrael’s extreme Left has no future, veteran land of Israel activist says. “We fight for our future, and they fight us.” Lieberman: Judea, Samaria Residents 'Most Deprived'Minister Lieberman in Hinanit: Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria serve in the army and pay taxes like everyone else. Judea and Samaria Youth Learn Media SkillsYesha Council sponsors workshops for youth to help them explain issues more effectively. Eitan: Blocs to be Annexed; Rest of Yesha to be AbandonedFor perhaps the first time, a minister in Netanyahu's government has claimed that the PM plans to give away most of Yesha to the PA Netanyahu: 'Blocs' Are Defined by ContextAs he prepares to fly to Washington for a meeting with Obama and address to Congress, Netanyahu seeks to reassure nationalists and the Likud base. MK Katz Shows Knesset Scope of Communities Outside the "Blocs"Responding to PM's 5 points, "Ketzaleh" shows the Knesset just what giving in on "negotiable" communities outside the so called "blocs" entails. Daniella Weiss: Ground Broken For "Regev" Settlement Near ItamarDaniella Weiss announced Wednesday that ground has been broken for a new settlement near Itamar called "Regev." US Prevents Sec. Council Vote on "Ilegal Settlements" ProposalLebanon's proposed resolution condemning Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria gained much support in Sec. Council debate, but was not brought to vote. Netanyahu: Stop Picking on Settlers; They Deserve a Normal LifePrime Minister says Jews of Judea and Samaria 'deserve to live a normal life, like anyone else.' Arabic paper: Israel agreed to extend freeze.Slanted View of the "Five Largest Settlements"The Christian Science Monitor provides a brief look into the “five largest Israeli settlements” - slanted and with less than objective terminology. Yad Yair -- From Outpost to Garbage Dump in a YearThe site of the destroyed Yad Yair outpost has become a dumping site for local Arabs, who have turned it into a garbage pit. 'Givatayim Settlers' bring Aid to Outposts'The Settlers from Givatayim' have made it their mission to rescue furniture from the dump and deliver it to Jewish outposts in Judea and Samaria.Obama’s ‘Hit Man’ Emanuel Splitting US American JewryNetanyahu has denied published reports that he called two of Obama’s senior advisors “self-hating Jews” - but they have split American Jews. 600,000 Jews in Yesha, Eastern Jerusalem May Stymie US PlansThe move to Yesha and Jerusalem continues to outstrip growth elsewhere and is a further obstacle to US policy that “settlements are illegitimate." Obama Boomerang: Demand for Building Freeze Spurs Rush to BuyObama’s attempt to freeze building for Jews appears to be backfiring as real estate agents report a boom in purchases. US Denies Report of Compromise on Homes for Jews in YeshaThe State Department denied an Israeli media report of an agreement to build 2,500 homes for Jews in Yesha in return for a subsequent freeze. Obama Turns to Pope to Back Mideast PlanU.S. President Barack Obama is turning to the Pope to back his vision of a new Arab state on all of Judea and Samaria and eastern Jerusalem. Barak: No Connection between Yesha Construction and PeaceEhud Barak changed the emphasis of his meeting with George Mitchell, saying that focusing on Yesha construction will bring the sides to a dead end. State Department: Both Israel and PA Must Honor RoadmapThe State Department may have toned down its demand on Israel to freeze construction within Judea and Samaria. The UN, however, remains chilled.'Obama Can Make Mideast More Peaceful'President Obama is learning from predecessors’ mistakes and can make the Mideast a more peaceful place, according to ex-U.S. envoy Martin Indyk. Netanyahu Fighting Fire with FireNetanyahu will listen to the Likud caucus Wednesday as he tries to build support for his opposition to US demands to immediately accept a PA state. |
