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Israel rebuffs U.S. call for total settlement freeze
By Barak Ravid and The Associated Press
Tags: Barack Obama, israel news 

Israel will press ahead with housing construction in its West Bank settlements despite a surprisingly blunt demand from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that all such building stop, an Israeli official said Thursday.

The Israeli position could set the stage for a showdown with the U.S. on the day President Barack Obama meets his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, at the White House. Abbas has said the freeze of the Israeli settlements will top his agenda in the talks.

Israel contests that new construction must take place to accommodate for expanding families inside the existing settlements, which the U.S. and much of the world consider an obstacle to peace because they are built on land the Palestinians claim for a future state.
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When asked to respond to Clinton's call for a total settlement freeze, Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev said that normal life in those communities must be allowed to continue. Pressed on whether the phrase normal life meant some construction will take place in existing settlements, Regev said it did.

He noted that Israel has pledged to build no new settlements and to remove
unauthorized Jewish outposts in the West Bank. "The fate of existing settlements will be determined in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians," he said.

Regev's remarks echoed those of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has said Israel will continue to allow natural growth in the settlements - a
vague term that refers to construction in existing settlements to accommodate growing families.

The new U.S. administration has been noticeably more explicit in its criticism
of Israeli settlement policy than its predecessor.

The two countries each have new leaders with strikingly different approaches to Israeli-Palestinian relations, with Netanyahu refusing to endorse Palestinian independence, a notion supported by Obama, his predecessor and the previous Israeli government.

Clinton said Wednesday the U.S. wants a halt to all settlement construction - including their natural growth.

In remarks to reporters in Washington, Clinton said Obama told Netanyahu last week when the two met at the White House that the U.S. sees stopping
settlements as key to a peace deal that would see a Palestinian state created alongside Israel.

"He wants to see a stop to settlements - not some settlements, not outposts, not 'natural growth' exceptions," Clinton said. "We think it is in the best interests [of the peace process] that settlement expansion cease. That is our position. That is what we have communicated very clearly. ... And we intend to press that point."

The remarks by Regev on Thursday also indicated that after Clinton explicitly defined natural growth as unacceptable, Israel now appears to be using the term normal life for the same phenomenon.

Earler Wednesday, an Israeli official said that the American administration shows no signs of backing down from its demands that Israel totally freeze settlement growth in the West Bank and open the Gaza border terminals to allow the rebuilding of the Strip.

These conclusions were drawn from talks held in London on Tuesday by Intelligence and Atomic Energy Minister Dan Meridor and advisers to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with American diplomats, led by U.S. special envoy George Mitchell.

According to the official, the Israeli side claimed in the talks that construction in settlements must be allowed to continue, due to natural growth. They suggested construction be limited to the existing outlines of the settlements, and to define in advance areas in which such construction will be authorized. They also said the demand of Israel to completely freeze the settlement construction was out of order, as the Palestinians have failed to fulfill their part in the first phase of the road map, in particular in combating terrorism.

The American side did not agree to the Israeli suggestions, and in addition to the settlement issue, repeatedly brought up the matter of opening the Gaza terminals to aid and construction materials necessary for rebuilding the Strip.

The same Jerusalem official also said Netanyahu was interested in reestablishing the ministerial committee on illegal outposts, to speed up negotiations with the settlers and allow for the dismantling of 22 outposts constructed after March 2001.


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      3.   Turn the screws 05:36  |  Bazmann 28/05/09
      4.   Just Questions 05:42  |  Mark of Lewiston 28/05/09
      5.   It isn`t really a demand 05:46  |  Herb 28/05/09
      6.   blah blah blah 06:07  |  petra 28/05/09
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      8.   How dare they! 06:17  |  Bernie 28/05/09
      9.   First things first 06:40  |  *BEN JABO 28/05/09
      10.   to #5 Petra 06:52  |  gly 28/05/09
      11.   #3, Mark of Lewiston , just answers 07:00  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/05/09
      12.   U.S. is being unreasonable 07:05  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/05/09
      13.   Herb of SF 07:08  |  Rod 28/05/09
      14.   Israel`s extremists..."If not now, when?" 07:14  |  Shtarka 28/05/09
      15.   On settlements and peace 07:18  |  Josh 28/05/09
      16.   High Time for Peace 07:21  |  Sami 28/05/09
      17.   Road Map 08:06  |  Matthew Houston 28/05/09
      18.   TO BEN JABO# 7 08:19  |  Steve Beikirch 28/05/09
      19.   It needs to Stop 08:31  |  chucky 28/05/09
      20.   ready.set.go 08:37  |  lincoln 28/05/09
      21.   Hillary Clinton-Phony as a Three Dollar Bill!!! 08:44  |  Michaelgorinsky 28/05/09
      22.   When did Obama get elected president of Israel? 08:46  |  Dave 28/05/09
      23.   How Does This Grab You? 08:50  |  Natan 28/05/09
      24.   Palestinian Natural Growth 08:57  |  Galalean 28/05/09
      25.   It`s our country??? 09:07  |  Shtarka 28/05/09
      26.   Not a steb back. Expand the settlements and take it all 09:11  |  Pro Israel Poster 28/05/09
      27.   Natan 09:15  |  TonyL 28/05/09
      28.   Stop Building in Tel Aviv 09:16  |  Baruch Gold 28/05/09
      29.   One friendly pressure ! 09:23  |  Akram Zekaria 28/05/09
      30.   Demographic Warfare 09:28  |  Steve 28/05/09
      31.   9 Cipora Julianna Kohn - Given Your Answers 09:34  |  Mark of Lewiston 28/05/09
      32.   New settlements 09:43  |  Swiss Chocolat 28/05/09
      33.   Netanyahu + Co., what an embarrassment for the Jewish people !!! 09:44  |  Swiss (Dino) 28/05/09
      34.   Yay!!!! 09:49  |  Matthew_DC 28/05/09
      35.   Cipora, No. 12 09:58  |  Marcos 28/05/09
      36.   You Can`t Make Hillary Look Like An Idiot... 09:59  |  Yosemite 28/05/09
      37.   Stop the grandstanding 10:00  |  Argo 28/05/09
      38.   Were those settlers obliged to leave.... 10:04  |  Anne 28/05/09
      39.   #12 You really are a nincompoop, Cipora. 10:09  |  Johnboy 28/05/09
      40.   #Dave 10:15  |  chucky 28/05/09
      41.   Kol ha`kavod Obama! 10:17  |  Sylvie 28/05/09
      42.   #12 Of course it is reasonable, Cipora 10:21  |  Johnboy 28/05/09
      43.   # 22 - Obama Was Elected President of Israel 10:25  |  Ahmed 28/05/09
      44.   Swimming against the flood 10:36  |  S 28/05/09
      45.   Abortions 11:01  |  Johnny Weintraub 28/05/09
      46.   Get back to us when the Palestinians stop building 11:03  |  Zev 28/05/09
      47.   steve beikrich 11:09  |  bar kochva 28/05/09
      48.   Hillary Clinton - Settlements 11:09  |  Unchel Ben Joseph 28/05/09
      49.   # 20 lincoln 11:11  |  Axel 28/05/09
      50.   # 21 michael 11:14  |  Axel 28/05/09
      51.   #31marcos,the U.S. only demonstrates it`s weakness by pressuring 11:16  |  Susanna/Shoshana 28/05/09
      52.   #31, Marcos, "business as usual is over" 11:28  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/05/09
      53.   Clinton`s lies 11:31  |  Freddy 28/05/09
      54.   #37, JB 11:35  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/05/09
      55.   Notice How Obama Hides Behind Clinton`s skirts... 11:36  |  Dave 28/05/09
      56.   Unchel Ben Joseph #38 11:37  |  Michael 28/05/09
      57.   Israel does not want peace 11:37  |  Matty Groves 28/05/09
      58.   #40, JB 11:39  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/05/09
      59.   Axel-wrong as usual 11:41  |  No Obstacle to logic 28/05/09
      60.   The unholy cannard.... 11:43  |  Esther 28/05/09
      61.   bring on the sanctions from the USA and EU 11:45  |  caroline 28/05/09
      62.   Time for all to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee... 11:46  |  Realist Israeli 28/05/09
      63.   Your are still getting off lightly 11:49  |  Ronald 28/05/09
      64.   Carry on building 11:50  |  Gila 28/05/09
      65.   WHAT CAN YOU DO HILLARY? 11:50  |  Indrajaya 28/05/09
      66.   US Call for Total Settlement Freeze 11:54  |  Bruria 28/05/09
      67.   No 47 Susanna Shoshana 11:59  |  Marcos 28/05/09
      68.   #1 - The US can`t force Israel to do anything. 12:02  |  redbourn 28/05/09
      69.   In other news, Israel rebuffs $2 billion of US aid 12:11  |  Randy Robertson 28/05/09
      70.   To Gila 12:11  |  Anne 28/05/09
      71.   peace must prevail 12:13  |  Yarden 28/05/09
      72.   The Americans Are Right 12:16  |  MB 28/05/09
      73.   normal life must continue.c`est la vie. 12:26  |  shamgar shalem 28/05/09
      74.   #57 Indy, at least she showed she can cry very beautifull 12:27  |  Mark B. 28/05/09
      75.   What happened to diplomacy..? 12:30  |  Stephen. 28/05/09
      76.   VERBOTEN ! Absolutely VERBOTEN ! 12:32  |  The Teacher/Instruct 28/05/09
      77.   Israel "National Interests 12:32  |  ron 28/05/09
      78.   natan 23 12:33  |  potobac 28/05/09
      79.   This is now US policy 12:33  |  Jack 28/05/09
      80.   48 Axel 12:34  |  roland 28/05/09
      81.   caroline in London#53 12:36  |  les 28/05/09
      82.   Obviously We Will Continue To Live Here And Build 12:36  |  Yishai Kohen 28/05/09
      83.   Looks like Obama Is Going to Have to Prove Who is Boss 12:44  |  Herecome Djudge 28/05/09
      84.   Netanyahu botching the American alliance 12:45  |  AA 28/05/09
      85.   #5 Herb 12:48  |  Jim 28/05/09
      86.   Don`t forget 12:56  |  Frank 28/05/09
      87.   Indraja #57 13:07  |  muriel 28/05/09
      88.   #9 Ben Jabo 13:08  |  Jim 28/05/09
      89.   Ben Jabo, you are such a zionist when are you.. 13:12  |  Had enough 28/05/09
      90.   The war begins with a skirmish 13:16  |  Natallie Durson 28/05/09
      91.   Sick Israeli logic. Time for sanctions 13:17  |  American 28/05/09
      92.   Mrs. Clinton, you are totally wrong! 13:18  |  Vital 28/05/09
      93.   The US should turn off the foreign aid $$$ to Israel. If 13:22  |  Erastus CoupeDeVille 28/05/09
      94.   FREE PALESTINE! 13:25  |  Mariano 28/05/09
      95.   #11 Cipora Julianna Kohn 13:26  |  Jim 28/05/09
      96.   #12 Cipora Julianna Kohn 13:33  |  Jim 28/05/09
      97.   Randy No 58 13:33  |  Marcos 28/05/09
      98.   USA Is Waking Up, Finally! ... more facts... 14:33  |  Georges 28/05/09
      99.   # 94 14:36  |  oz 28/05/09
      100.   You know what`s coming, don`t you? 14:38  |  Johnboy 28/05/09
      101.   #22 Dave 14:54  |  Jim 28/05/09
      102.   Lesson needed 14:55  |  Bazmann 28/05/09
      103.   ALL US AID TO EVERYONE WILL STOP 15:53  |  Petra 28/05/09
      104.   Israel & Iran will both continue natural growth 15:54  |  Dennis Moily 28/05/09
      105.   "Natural Growth" is word laundry 15:55  |  gly 28/05/09
      106.   It`s time to cut off the CASH. Nothing else will work. 18:32  |  Antonius 28/05/09
      107.   Israel rebuffs U.S. call for total settlement freeze 18:36  |  Ted 28/05/09
      108.   # 39 john boi 18:44  |  Jack 28/05/09
      109.   aGAINST #1 18:59  |  big sur 28/05/09
      110.   Yarden from Tel Aviv argues 19:09  |  Jackie 28/05/09
      111.   Cancer is a natural growth 19:10  |  Mark Lincoln 28/05/09
      112.   #100 Johnboy the clairvoyant 19:10  |  *BEN JABO 28/05/09
      113.   Just another question to No 4 19:18  |  GA 28/05/09
      114.   Settlement Freeze 19:19  |  Rivka Benoit 28/05/09
      115.   BHO`s evolving naive ME policies & US response to N.K., Iran etc. 19:26  |  common sense 28/05/09
      116.   Just say no 19:30  |  Realist 28/05/09
      117.   greg 3338 19:40  |  Ggeg Mendelson 28/05/09
      118.   US needs to respond in kind in the UNSC 19:43  |  binny 28/05/09
      119.   #100 videogameboy knows what`s coming 19:45  |  peter 28/05/09
      120.   Settlements freeze 19:47  |  John Weiss 28/05/09
      121.   Sorry, Freddy #53, but see no contradiction whatsoever... 19:51  |  Esther 28/05/09
      122.   Indeed a wake up call to US threatened by Israeli belligerency 19:51  |  Ivar 28/05/09
      123.   Jim Where does israel Abuse its Neighbors@101 19:56  |  JUST ME 28/05/09
      124.   bar kochva #47 and Unchel Ben Joseph #48 19:57  |  ccb 28/05/09
      125.   Johnboy 20:02  |  TonyL 28/05/09
      126.   The Lie with the term"Natural Growth" 20:02  |  Avi Steinberg 28/05/09
      127.   Settlements 20:19  |  Joachim 28/05/09
      128.   Really now Ivar 20:21  |  Mark Lincoln 28/05/09
      129.   Lets assume 20:28  |  RfaelMoshe 28/05/09
      130.   This is the proof.. 20:39  |  Esra 28/05/09
      131.   "JUST ME" Read the Likud Platform and get back to us... 20:43  |  BBSNews 28/05/09
      132.   Classic Sovereignty Obsolete 20:54  |  Shaul Ben-Yimini 28/05/09
      133.   Halt the settlements, in America 21:09  |  Shaul 28/05/09
      134.   #110 Ivar 21:09  |  leoblue 28/05/09
      135.   To RfaelMoshe@117 here is the answer:Obama & Clinton 21:12  |  JUST ME 28/05/09
      136.   settlement freeze 21:17  |  hd 28/05/09
      137.   Yasher koach, Obama ! 21:19  |  Zionist wirth sechel 28/05/09
      138.   To the Liar called:Avi Steinberg@114 .EMPTY APARTMENTS MEAN ZILCH 21:26  |  JUST ME 28/05/09
      139.   #103 Is that right Petra? 21:27  |  ballistic 28/05/09
      140.   # 90 Arm Chair Generalissimo Durson: Ben Gurion once ask famous 21:29  |  Israeli Atheist 28/05/09
      141.   Honest talk 21:30  |  scott 28/05/09
      142.   No 117 Let`s Assume 21:31  |  Marcos 28/05/09
      143.   To Dennis Moily@104 ,..Your post makes sense.Not only Iran,Israe, 21:39  |  Kathy 28/05/09
      144.   Israel rebuffs U.S. call for total settlement freeze 21:41  |  paulie906 28/05/09
      145.   AFTER AN EXISTENTIAL WAR OF SELF-DEFENSE 21:42  |  Steve of Mevaserret 28/05/09
      146.   obama and hilary a compound of confusion 21:42  |  bibi 28/05/09
      147.   Natural growth of illegal settlements is a negative one 21:48  |  John 28/05/09
      148.   To Paul Freedman 21:50  |  John 28/05/09
      149.   To Josh 21:51  |  John 28/05/09
      150.   To Dave in Tel Aviv 21:53  |  John 28/05/09
      151.   To Natan in Ma`aleh Adumim 21:54  |  John 28/05/09
      152.   #114 This is an information of value 21:57  |  Ardi 28/05/09
      153.   To Johnny Weintraub 21:58  |  John 28/05/09
      154.   No partner for peace 22:03  |  Janice 28/05/09
      155.   ML, 116, "over the top"? Consider the facts: 22:07  |  Ivar 28/05/09
      156.   #75, Stephen, "what happened to diplomacy?" 22:11  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/05/09
      157.   #44, S 22:15  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/05/09
      158.   # 117 rfael 22:20  |  Axel 28/05/09
      159.   A "Fairy Tale", the basis for Israeli Settlement 22:24  |  Witness 28/05/09
      160.   Avi Steinberg 22:38  |  TonyL 28/05/09
      161.   Quality of Peace = Quality of Withdrawl 22:38  |  tbart 28/05/09
      162.   settlements 22:40  |  Peter Grundy 28/05/09
      163.   Rfael # 117 Let`s assume 22:44  |  Big Sur 28/05/09
      164.   #118 Esra maybe youshould look at Israel`s Land mass 22:47  |  Big Sur 28/05/09
      165.   Clinton no friend of any body but the USA, Its time you know 22:53  |  Mark C 28/05/09
      166.   tbart #125 remember what happened when Israel withdrew from Gaza? 23:01  |  Big Sur 28/05/09
      167.   really depressing 23:04  |  LisaV 28/05/09
      168.   Big Sur Aviods the Ghetto 23:06  |  Yaakov Sullivan 28/05/09
      169.   #107 Peter in Montreal 23:07  |  Big Sur 28/05/09
      170.   "Natural Growth" Is a Zionist Euphemism 23:08  |  Yaakov Sullivan 28/05/09
      171.   RfaelMoshe 23:09  |  TonyL 28/05/09
      172.   Withdrawl to 1967 23:09  |  Chris 28/05/09
      173.   Hi Jim #101 reference ww3 what ifran is crazy enuff 23:13  |  BIG SUR 28/05/09
      174.   All Israelis who disagree with Obama and Clinton 23:13  |  Dennis 28/05/09
      175.   #.120. Cipora Juliana Kohn. 23:17  |  Stephen. 28/05/09
      176.   playing politics 23:18  |  thomas 28/05/09
      177.   Talkbackr`s, If you are a true Israel supporter... 23:22  |  Mark C 28/05/09
      178.   It`s up to China to control North Korea 23:22  |  Dennis 28/05/09
      179.   Politics over policy 23:26  |  sy 28/05/09
      180.   What the Bloody Hell Are You Talking About Ivar@119? 23:30  |  Whiskey/Bravo 28/05/09
      181.   "Greater Israel" Must Go 23:31  |  Ed 28/05/09
      182.   Tony L@124 And Avi`s presumption... 23:36  |  Whiskey/Bravo 28/05/09
      183.   Ivar chasing his tail and finding herring 23:37  |  peter 28/05/09
      184.   Avi Steinber- I can take you to lots 23:41  |  peter 28/05/09
      185.   already two states 23:48  |  bri 28/05/09
      186.   Israel creating more havoc 23:49  |  Denise 28/05/09
      187.   Thank you tbart.@125. You have said it,and point of order is the 23:54  |  Whiskey/Bravo 28/05/09
      188.   I Give Up On Today; See You All Tomorrow 23:54  |  Jeff Northridge 28/05/09
      189.   Johnboy # 42 And By The Same Token...(4th try) 23:58  |  Jeff Northridge 28/05/09
      190.   Haaretz (FOURTH TRY) MY POST PLEASE! 00:07  |  Whiskey/Bravo 29/05/09
      191.   What a dreadful post by S eh? To You@121 00:12  |  Kathy 29/05/09
      192.   Israel rebuffs U.S. call for total settlement freeze 00:42  |  n_erber 29/05/09
      193.   LETS PUT IVAR IN THE PICTURE ABOUT KOREA. 00:45  |  JUST ME 29/05/09
      194.   Israel needs peace more than settlements 00:49  |  Joe 29/05/09
      195.   Stop all building on BOTH sides 00:57  |  MichaelF 29/05/09
      196.   How the Arabs can stop Israel from building on the West Bank 00:58  |  MichaelF 29/05/09
      197.   No respect 00:59  |  biggerbitty 29/05/09
      198.   #113 You talk nonsense, TonyL 01:04  |  Johnboy 29/05/09
      199.   #107 peter pulls his head out of his arse... 01:07  |  Johnboy 29/05/09
      200.   Decline? 01:08  |  Bazmann 29/05/09
      201.   No more money 01:13  |  Sam 29/05/09
      202.   good on you Bibi 01:21  |  Michelle 29/05/09
      203.   steve beikirch 01:32  |  sfg 29/05/09
      204.   Sweden 01:47  |  Swede 29/05/09
      205.   75/120 Stephen/Cipora - You Haven`t Seen Dictates 01:50  |  Mark of Lewiston 29/05/09
      206.   Europe 01:52  |  Michelle 29/05/09
      207.   Keep whining - we`ll keep building! 02:03  |  Settler 29/05/09
      208.   What is the next step? 02:08  |  bronxite10 29/05/09
      209.   Freezing support - immediately ! 02:14  |  ruiz 29/05/09
      210.   # 117 silly assumptions 02:14  |  Goldberg 29/05/09
      211.   You must not look a gift horse in the mouth 02:18  |  Gabrielle 29/05/09
      212.   Yes Dear settler@137 keep building and take no notice of the.. 02:53  |  Benny 29/05/09
      213.   bronxite 10..the next step will be STALE MATE. 02:58  |  Benny 29/05/09
      214.   #106 I doubt it would come to that, binny 03:13  |  Johnboy 29/05/09
      215.   Michele #138 Yes I too Am glad About Bibi,and hope he sticks.. 03:16  |  Benny 29/05/09
      216.   Joachim the all knowing 03:23  |  Jasper 29/05/09
      217.   #131 He`s a radical idea too, MichaelF 03:23  |  Johnboy 29/05/09
      218.   Freeze means freeze - whats not clear? 03:30  |  Daniel Orkin 29/05/09
      219.   #114 That`s pretty obvious, bronxite10 03:37  |  Johnboy 29/05/09
      220.   to bronxite10 #144 03:42  |  zeev 29/05/09
      221.   to RfaelMoshe #117 04:12  |  zeev 29/05/09
      222.   Cut it out 04:21  |  Iain 29/05/09
      223.   Settlements 04:41  |  Ibraham Mahfouz 29/05/09
      224.   to Benny #161 04:47  |  zeev 29/05/09
      225.   In the USA, the tide is changing 04:58  |  Janet 29/05/09
      226.   To Cipora JulianaKohn 05:16  |  Otto Rand 29/05/09
      227.   174 Zeev - One Add`l Aspect 05:20  |  Mark of Lewiston 29/05/09
      228.   It takes two to tango-Hamas doesn`t want to Ava Nagila 05:20  |  Simon 29/05/09
      229.   # 3 it`s easy, mark; the same way arafat was... 05:30  |  eric 29/05/09
      230.   #178 Janet - The tide goes out, and goes in 05:38  |  *BEN JABO 29/05/09
      231.   Collapse of Israel`s economy coming fast. 05:39  |  Al 29/05/09
      232.   #152- poor videogameboy in a dither 06:00  |  peter 29/05/09
      233.   A wake up call 06:04  |  Jacob Sasportas 29/05/09
      234.   #180, Otto Rand 06:16  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 29/05/09
      235.   Bibi is in no position to change his position on settlements. 07:09  |  Sarah 29/05/09
      236.   There is no showdown anywhere 07:29  |  Sunday 29/05/09
      237.   Israel needs to stop 08:04  |  Suzy 29/05/09
      238.   Anne, the pals can go to the Arab League 08:18  |  National League 29/05/09
      239.   Ivar. Gosh I didn`t know that Israel was the sole cause of US` 08:28  |  Hooting Owl 29/05/09
      240.   Only Israel is right, not the Arab appeasing americans 08:33  |  Hooting Owl 29/05/09
      241.   #189 The blinkered blatherings of an ignorant idiot 08:41  |  Johnboy 29/05/09
      242.   Johnboy 08:42  |  Dreaqdlock 29/05/09
      243.   Natural Growth = 0 09:16  |  Matthew Houston 29/05/09
      244.   Obama has now responded a second time 09:32  |  binny 29/05/09
      245.   The Race is US to two-states vs Israel to the Jordan River. 09:53  |  Fortuna Benmayor 29/05/09
      246.   #44 Cipora, (possibly for Kathy too) 10:08  |  S 29/05/09
      247.   To Nationa Leaque.../193 10:15  |  Anne 29/05/09
      248.   hooting owl 195 10:27  |  potobac 29/05/09
      249.   #194 Ahhh, the hollow rattling of an empty vessel... 11:35  |  Johnboy 29/05/09
      250.   a problem 12:13  |  oz 29/05/09
      251.   Let Israel Rebuff, but America can also Rebuff Israel 12:16  |  Steven Grumman 29/05/09
      252.   Johnboy P1 12:21  |  TonyL 29/05/09
      253.   Otto Rand #202 the most succinct post on this issue... 12:24  |  Esther 29/05/09
      254.   US must freeze all aid 13:24  |  Nick Ferriman 29/05/09
      255.   # 196 benny 13:29  |  oz 29/05/09
      256.   For whom the bell tolls 13:41  |  Iain 29/05/09
      257.   O Fortuna 14:57  |  Peter Williams 29/05/09
      258.   Cipora Kohn on encouraging `muslim radicals" 15:46  |  Ibrahim 29/05/09
      259.   US calls for freeze 19:19  |  eyejay 29/05/09
      260.   To Cipora Kohn #234 19:46  |  Otto Rand 29/05/09
      261.   To Cipora Kohn #234 19:57  |  Otto Rand 29/05/09
      262.   To Sarah #235 20:07  |  Otto Rand 29/05/09
      263.   Prediction: Bibi out by Dec`09, or war with Iran 20:19  |  Witness 29/05/09
      264.   #234 Cipora - weren`t we trying to disconnect Iran from Israel? 20:24  |  S 29/05/09
      265.   Israel Rejects settlement freeze 20:44  |  hank curtis 29/05/09
      266.   ibrahim #258, your voice is the majority of palestinians 20:58  |  ryan hanley 29/05/09
      267.   silvie 21:12  |  connie 29/05/09
      268.   settlement withdrawel 22:36  |  Irv Schaffer 29/05/09
      269.   To Dreaqdlock@242 And JB`s pesistence.A Commentary To be Read : 23:18  |  JUST ME 29/05/09
      270.   ballistic I hold my ground 00:03  |  petra 30/05/09
      271.   # 262 00:03  |  Axel 30/05/09
      272.   Freeze inhumanity - or support 00:40  |  ruiz 30/05/09
      273.   Galalean: yep, Israeli government rank hypocrites. 00:42  |  AT 30/05/09
      274.   Shaul: wrong parallel 00:58  |  AT 30/05/09
      275.   State? Pah! 01:03  |  AT 30/05/09
      276.   Israel continues to play games with delays, same old tactics 01:03  |  justis 30/05/09
      277.   Israel can have natural growth on Israeli land not West Bank 01:16  |  Justis 30/05/09
      278.   Israel must wake up and smell the coffee 01:27  |  justis 30/05/09
      279.   to shaul #133 01:47  |  Geronimo 30/05/09
      280.   to Simon #228 (2) 3rd try 01:53  |  zeev 30/05/09
      281.   to CJ Kohn #52 - 4th try 01:59  |  zeev 30/05/09
      282.   petra @263 I had explained to ballistic precisely what wrote. 02:19  |  Whiskey/Bravo 30/05/09
      283.   HOOTING OWL@240 RIGHT THE FIRST AND LAST TIME ON THE BUTTON. 03:10  |  JUST ME 30/05/09
      284.   normal life for settlers=hell for Pals 03:47  |  newageblues 30/05/09
      285.   Cipora 03:54  |  mariapalestina 30/05/09
      286.   More to Cipora 04:02  |  mariapalestina 30/05/09
      287.   settlements 04:20  |  joel rasmusson 30/05/09
      288.   settlements 04:33  |  janet marsh 30/05/09
      289.   #280 Whiskey, poor whiskey 05:08  |  ballistic 30/05/09
      290.   #246, S 08:47  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/05/09
      291.   mariapalestina 08:51  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/05/09
      292.   #286 mariapalestina -It is you who use "wantonly" words 09:05  |  S 30/05/09
      293.   #291 Say S, golly day, 09:55  |  ballistic 30/05/09
      294.   The USA and legitimacy. 10:04  |  Mario Sala 30/05/09
      295.   #258, Ibrahim 10:04  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/05/09
      296.   Again, Otto Rand #261... ta muchly... 10:07  |  Esther 30/05/09
      297.   bravo mario of afula 12:36  |  truth be told 30/05/09
      298.   #290 Cipora - In your post, everybody appears to be wrong. 13:12  |  S 30/05/09
      299.   No more $$$$ for Israel 14:37  |  Dr J Binard 30/05/09
      300.   # 295 Cipora 14:38  |  rm 30/05/09
      301.   #175, Stephen 14:48  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/05/09
      302.   #298, S 15:14  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/05/09
      303.   Cipora, Steven, all those experts who understand so well... 16:09  |  Esther 30/05/09
      304.   # 301 cjk 16:23  |  Axel 30/05/09
      305.   #303, Esther 16:50  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/05/09
      306.   #3--Keep building settlements 17:01  |  Don from Palatine 30/05/09
      307.   UN Troops to the Green Line in 09 17:11  |  George 30/05/09
      308.   to Mario Sala #294 - 2nd try 17:31  |  zeev 30/05/09
      309.   CJ Kohn #302 - just tell us ... 18:27  |  zeev 30/05/09
      310.   The real obstacle to peace is 19:10  |  Nechama 30/05/09
      311.   Cipora #302 19:35  |  S 30/05/09
      312.   Time to close the purse strings on Israel. 20:01  |  Dutch 30/05/09
      313.   to Nechama #306, from the horse`s mouth 20:07  |  zeev 30/05/09
      314.   Many settlements are renting to Palestinians 20:16  |  Witness 30/05/09
      315.   to CJ Kohn #290 - 3rd try 20:18  |  zeev 30/05/09
      316.   #261. Otto Rand 20:24  |  Stephen. 30/05/09
      317.   CJ Kohn #295 to Ibrahim - 3rd try 20:53  |  zeev 30/05/09
      318.   #301 Cipora Juliana Kohn. 20:56  |  Stephen. 30/05/09
      319.   # 304 Excellent answer, thats the idea of cjk 20:59  |  Ardi 30/05/09
      320.   to Stephen #311 21:23  |  zeev 30/05/09
      321.   Advice to Obama 21:55  |  Danite 30/05/09
      322.   #.318. Zeev 22:11  |  Stephen. 30/05/09
      323.   Netanyahu could put a 90 day hold on all settlement construction 22:50  |  Sarah 30/05/09
      324.   #309, zeev 06:48  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 31/05/09
      325.   #311, S 06:55  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 31/05/09
      326.   Ibrahim - I am not afraid to say that 06:55  |  David Israel 31/05/09
      327.   #318, Stephen 06:59  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 31/05/09
      328.   #325 Cipora 08:16  |  S 31/05/09
      329.   to CJ Kohn #324 10:22  |  zeev 31/05/09
      330.   on CJ Kohn #325 to S #311 10:41  |  zeev 31/05/09
      331.   the "real" bottom line on israel and its occupations 13:47  |  eric 31/05/09
      332.   Stephen # 318 U & Cipora provide data to each other of = value 15:32  |  American in NY 31/05/09
      333.   Cipora # 290 name one country that agrees with Israeli land polic 17:40  |  American in NY 31/05/09
      334.   Israel rebuffs U.S. call for total settlement freeze 17:55  |  ju 31/05/09
      335.   to CJ Kohn #324 - 2nd try 18:38  |  zeev 31/05/09
      336.   Dtuch - Time to keep your promise and enplane 18:50  |  *BEN JABO 31/05/09
      337.   to Simon #228 - (1) 10th try 19:02  |  zeev 31/05/09
      338.   Learn the truth before you speak 20:58  |  Jereme 31/05/09
      339.   Occupied Territories` legal status made simple 13:30  |  mario 02/06/09
      340.   israel`s new settlements 16:14  |  joan 02/06/09
      341.   to Stephen #322 - no doubt permitted (11th try) 10:25  |  zeev 04/06/09
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