Netanyahu Says Settlements to Be Israeli in Merkel Clash

Source: Bloomberg

By Patrick Donahue - Dec 6, 2012 9:17 AM ET

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said expanded West Bank settlements near Jerusalem will eventually become part of Israel as he clashed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the prospective housing plan.
The West Bank land where Netanyahu gave preliminary approval for building 3,000 new homes last week, sparking a wave of international criticism, is a “small corridor” between Jerusalem and a major settlement bloc, Netanyahu said today after meeting with the German leader in Berlin.
“The curious thing is that most governments” that have looked at the settlement activity, “including the Palestinians themselves, as revealed in leaked documents, understand that these blocs, these arrangements, are going to be part of Israel in a final political settlement of peace,” Netanyahu said.
The Israeli leader signaled he wouldn’t back away from the expansion plans, which threaten to split a future Palestine and cut off Palestinians from their desired capital of east Jerusalem. Merkel, who said that Israel’s security is part of Germany’s “reason of state” seven decades after the Holocaust, said the two disagreed over the settlement issue.

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Netanyahu Says Settlements to Be Israeli in Merkel Clash (Original post)	Purveyor	Dec 2012	OP
Shorter Netanyahu: Occupation now, occupation tomorrow, occupation forever. nt	geek tragedy	Dec 2012	#1
Even shorter.	R. Daneel Olivaw	Dec 2012	#6
Maybe Netanyahu is right.	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#13
The Israelis aren't willing to consider a Palestinian state, so there's really	geek tragedy	Dec 2012	#14
You assume that Israel does not want a Palestinian state.	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#15
Israel most certainly has a choice. The Palestinians have very little to offer the	geek tragedy	Dec 2012	#16
he is such a piece of fucking shit...	snooper2	Dec 2012	#2
I have a feeling	dipsydoodle	Dec 2012	#3
I think that that would be the next best step	byeya	Dec 2012	#5
Next 10 steps will be more sternly worded letters. The Europeans are little better	geek tragedy	Dec 2012	#8
So let's hope President Obama stands up to him, his party and his followers and	byeya	Dec 2012	#4
Sorry, but Obama is going to do whatever Netanyahu wants him to do.	geek tragedy	Dec 2012	#7
So in other words	vdogg	Dec 2012	#9
Yes. Lecturing the German Chancellor on Lebensraum.	sofa king	Dec 2012	#12
"are going to be part of Israel in a final political settlement of peace,”	bunnies	Dec 2012	#10
Good God Israel, Get rid of this warmonger	RedstDem	Dec 2012	#11

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Thu Dec 6, 2012, 11:21 AM

geek tragedy (68,868 posts)

Netanyahu Says Settlements to Be Israeli in Merkel Clash

1. Shorter Netanyahu: Occupation now, occupation tomorrow, occupation forever. nt

6. Even shorter.

13. Maybe Netanyahu is right.

14. The Israelis aren't willing to consider a Palestinian state, so there's really

15. You assume that Israel does not want a Palestinian state.

16. Israel most certainly has a choice. The Palestinians have very little to offer the

2. he is such a piece of fucking shit...

3. I have a feeling

5. I think that that would be the next best step

8. Next 10 steps will be more sternly worded letters. The Europeans are little better

4. So let's hope President Obama stands up to him, his party and his followers and

7. Sorry, but Obama is going to do whatever Netanyahu wants him to do.

9. So in other words

12. Yes. Lecturing the German Chancellor on Lebensraum.

10. "are going to be part of Israel in a final political settlement of peace,”

11. Good God Israel, Get rid of this warmonger