Likud committee votes in favor of resuming settlement construction

And the world pressure on Israel will keep increasing and Isreal will continually be more and more isolated and hated for their actions and unwelcomed in the civilized world. The world has been silent in the past, but since Israel attacked the international blockade, all attention is on her murders, occupation, confiscation, illegal blockades, ongoing bombing, ethnic cleansing, apartheid laws and collective punishment and humiliation, Although Israel continueing to do these things will hurt the Pals in the short-run, it will soon lead to their freedom.

it is called good cop bad cop. does not surprise nor take anyone in. same failed policy

We now know that there are forces in Israel who are poised to trip up every step twoards peace. Everyone knows it. The settlers and their supporters control the destiny of Israel. Sadly, no one will ever have the power to make a sincere effort to make a deal with the Palestinians. So why pretend?

troops from Iraq to the West Bank, reinforce as necessary. Remove all Border and IDF units to the Green Line, shoot them if necessary. Dismantle the Separation barrier that is not on the Green Line. Shoot any individual that exits their home with a weapon (Jew or Palestinian). If IDF or Border police oppose such policies annihilate IAF, Israeli navy, and Israeli armoured brigades. When local inhabitants grow up (100 - 200 years) end occupation.

It is a lie when Netanyahu says he wants peace and a 2 state solution while his party votes to resume settlement construction. A blatant lie by a government that says one thing and does another. Ever wonder why Israel's standing the in the world continues to drop?

The sad truth for Israeli politicians is that Gas found in Lebanese waters is Lebanese. Just like Gas and oil found off Cuba is Cuban.

One wonders what is the point of this exercise, given that there is no way Israel can resolve the occupation withoug leaving the West Bank. One need only remember Rhodesia, or for that matter anywhere in ex-colonial Africa... The settlers finally had to leave, and some did not leave in a limousine. Is this what the Israeli ruling group want to happen?

one state here it comes. Supreme Irony that israel is carry out what will essential undermine its Jewish status. current Palestian population in GAZA, ISrael, West BAnk rougly equals numbers of Jews. Not to mention Palestians in the West Bank and GAZA birth rate is double that of Israel citzens. Israel, BIBI do not want peace they want land. but this addiction is ruining them. and like all colonist they either loose or try to ethnic clense their enemy. sad sad world.

Bibi is driving the region into the next war. It seems we will see more blood and a third intifada against the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli racist government. We shall overcome, if not today we can wait another 1000 years. The jews showed us how one can wait. Millions of Palestinians will wait and will return to their stolen land...

NEED TO START ASAP

Labor is anxious for Kadima to join the coalition, as if this will strengthen the peace forces against the Russians (Lieberman) and the religious. But the problem is Likud itself, the majority do not believe in peace and prefer holding on to the Territories. Next time the idea of joining the coalition is raised, Livni should come up with a counter proposal: Let Netanyahu split away from Likud (with at least 7 Knesset members as required by law), let them join Kadima and Netanyahu will remain Prime Minister. If Netanyahu is really interested in peace and not in excuses, then he really belongs in Kadima because this is how that party was formed. Let Likud fall into the hands of the ideological nuts and religious fanatics. It carries with it a lousy ideology.

The GC's regarding the occupiers civilian population in "territories occupied" is for their own safety as well as the safety pf the occupied.

No israel, No Palestine. One State Solution is the best for all. One Man, One Vote, Equality for all inhabitants. Equal Pay for Equal Work, Equal Water Rights. No Apartheid, No Segregation...A Very True Secular Democrac Let us call it: “State of Holy Land”.

the gestures of goodwill lasted for, what, a week? a new record at any rate.

efforts to restart talks? the pal Arabs refuse to talk. they refuse to be in the same room as Israel. they refuse to stop promoting hatred and terrorism against Jews, Christians and Israelis. they refuse to end their campaigns of delegitimazation of Israel. Israel has made tremendous efforts, and the Arabs have only demanded more and more. Israel should build, build and build. if there would ever be some type of peace and if Israel would decide to cede more parts of historical Israel to the Arab terrorists, then that can enjoy the homes that were built. but until that happens, life should not wait. building should not stop. as long as the arabs make impossible demands of Israel i.e parts of Jerusalem, hevron gush etzion, Ariel, "right of return", being allowed to make pacts with Iran/Al Quada, allowed to bring heavy weapons and attack aircrafts, etc, then there will never be peace. the Arabs need to end their campaign the there is an occupation that created their situation as apposed to the reality that their endless efforts to destroy israel and deny israel as being the Jewish state that brought them here. Its ridiculous to say that the 19 years that Egypt and Jordan controlled parts of historical Israel between 1948 and 1967 is what the basis of occupied lands are. the Jews were murdered and thrown out of their homes in the 1930's and 1940's and this is what they use as evidence of occupation? its insane. If the Arabs continue to threaten then they can return to their homes in Jordan/Palestine and end the Arab occupation of Israel .

will just hobble along as always on well worn tracks ... the work on "fact on the ground" is something that the leadership has ceded to higher authority, to force of mature, or act of God, or maybe just fear of being lynched.

Israel is not interested in peace---it never has been or never will as long as no one put,s their collective boot on Israel,s neck and squashes fairplay out of them. what these gyus are doing is just the continuation of what all previous Israeli leaders right back to Ben Gurion did and planned to do.

In the US many of the top public relations firms include many Jews. Israel is full of Jews but cannot get public relations right. I.E. the Biden insult; the Gaza Flotilla debacle; the incident where you made the Turkish diplomat sit in a lower chair; everything Lieberman; settlers; it's one PR disaster after another. it's getting hard for your friends to support you. Now this? Who's running your country, regular, sensible Israelis or settlers and their supporters. If you build this and settlers move there and this area gets ceded to the Palestinians to become part of Palestine , the settlers who encouraged this and moved there should become Palestinians. Jewish Palestinians. Israel has Arabs. Palestine will have Jews. It's the same thing. They'll spend Palestinian money, they'll travel on Palestinian passports, they'll lick Palestinian postage stamps with Arafat's likeness on it. Enjoy Eretz Yisrael, settlers!

....which is doing whatever they want all over Israel, in defiance and contempt of the whole world. I guess that time has arrived for Israeli people to get together and save the country.

Soon after Netanyahu took office for the first time (1996) it was clear that he was a failure. A British diplomat (or was it the foreign minister?) described him as "a drunk lurching from one lamp-post to the next". We see a repeat performance now, although it is developing a bit slower. Let us look at the damage, so far: 1. The peace process with the Palestinians is essentially stuck, and with the Syrians it is non-existent. 2. Israel's standing in the world has sunk so low that it is approaching the status of a pariah state. 3. The low standing is even getting to be shared by the US, where recently an influential analyst (A. Cordesman) wrote that Israel is of "tertiary" value to US national interests. 4. The unusual friendship with Turkey, a major Muslim state, and a strategic achievement conceived by and worked on since the days of David Ben-Gurion is simply given up for some unclear reasons of "national honor". Can things get worse? Of course. How about a military attack against Iran? What is wrong with Netanyahu? A psychologist might say that he is a weak man who is driven to appear strong and this drive overcomes better judgment. I don't know the roots of his problem except that he is clearly a progressing tragedy for Israel and we should get rid of him fast. No, very fast.

A one state solution? They cant expect peace while thieving from the Palestinians.We need to impose a settlement because it looks like the Israeli gov is taking the world for a ride not to mention the poor defensless Palestinians.This is a complete outrage!Palestine should declare a state! I am disgusted.

Because of this desicion more and more people over the world will join in to the quire of chriticism against the Israeli ocupation and settlement projects at Palestinian owned land. When faced with that righteous criticism that has nothing to do about the existence of Israel Netanyahu will claim in a speach to the Israelis that the world is antisemtic and hates Israel, as he and former leaders have done so many times in Israel. That way Netanyahu contributes to a more isolated Israel in the world and to a less safe existence for the Israelis. I wonder when the Israelis and Palestininans will get fed up with their leaders. I wonder when they will get fed up with the warmongers and remove them from their positions and create a new foundation to buid on instead of this infected situation which is like a never ending loop of tradegys for both the palestineans and israelis. Shalom!

A partial and temporary freeze may have been a compromise, but will remain a mock step towards easing negotiations. All it shows is ill-will and backwards looking from one side, vs determination and vision from the Palestinians.

Its hard talking out of both sides of your mouth at the same time isnt it Mr Netanyahu? Tell your people the truth. There will be no more building in the WB or EJ until a peace plan is in place or I am removed from office.

It makes sense to resume settlement constructions after the freeze expires since no progress has occurred (so far at least) with the Palestinians regarding the peace negotiations (once again, PA shows that it is not interested in having a nation of its own). It will be interesting to see what the US will have to say about this....

Shame on you Israel - Shame

Israel has no right to develop the occupied territories as their own. There is no legitimate interest to be advanced, and mystical religious claims should not be thrust on those that do not believe.

All concessions like this do is give heart to terrorists.

likud , as always, a party of outlaws. they had been suffering all these months. now they are once again ready to demonstrate their true nature: outlaws.