Latest In

News

Settlement Construction Approved Right Before Obama-Netanyahu Meet

If the Israelis’ announcement of new settlement construction in Jerusalem during Vice President Biden’s Israel trip was insulting, what’s this? The Jerusalem

Jul 31, 2020154.4K Shares2.7M Views
If the Israelis’ announcement of new settlement construction in Jerusalem during Vice President Biden’s Israel trip was “insulting,” what’s this?
The Jerusalem municipality has given final approval to a group of settlers construct 20 apartments in a controversial hotel in East Jerusalem, Haaretz learned on Tuesday.
The announcement comes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington smoothing over ties with the United States over the latest settlement-related tensions, and hours before the premier was to meet with President Barack Obama in Washington.
Apparently Netanyahu’s fiery speechlast night was only a prologue of how disinterested the Israeli PM is in mending fences with the Obama administration. Marc Lynch of George Washington University tweetsthat Obama should cancel his meeting with Netanyahu at the White House, scheduled to begin in just a couple of minutes.
Rhyley Carney

Rhyley Carney

Reviewer
Latest Articles
Popular Articles