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In reply to the discussion: Obama: ‘Israel Doesn’t Know What Its Best Interests Are’ [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)32. There's a common misperception WRT settlement growth....
The "experts" out there and conventional wisdom asserts Israel is taking more Palestinian land.
That's nonsense.
Israel stopped building new settlements in 1993. There has been no building on "new land" ever since. The growth is confined to within the settlements that existed prior to 1993. They're not expanding outwards.
Now given that the "world" is ignorant of this, their anguish at false announcements of Israel stealing land is not surprising.
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Like when they tried to get Romney elected? Spare us the pity party for Likudville.
geek tragedy
Jan 2013
#10
I'm not sure how Bibi would say such a thing since both the USA and PBO
R. Daneel Olivaw
Jan 2013
#11
Yes, Obama is right & watching Bibi & the ever-more-RW-turn in Israel is horrifying.
Pirate Smile
Jan 2013
#28
Wouldn't this be true anytime a US President disagrees with certain actions of the Israeli
JoePhilly
Jan 2013
#3
So the real question would be whether the Israel govenment sees a 2 state solution as in their
JoePhilly
Jan 2013
#6
1. Yes. 2. Does this count as on the record? It was said privately, not publicly.
Pirate Smile
Jan 2013
#31