Posted on 03/14/2014 4:58:18 PM PDT by Nachum
Elliott Abrams writes:
Last weeks meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama must have been tense. Two days before the meeting, the president publicly accused Israel of more aggressive settlement construction . . . than weve seen in a very long time. Only hours before the meeting, Israels Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) published a report that cited a massive increase in settlement construction during 2013.
But the president had his facts wrong, and a careful reading of the CBS data proves it. The pace is not aggressive, and almost all of the construction took place within the major settlement blocs areas that past negotiations have recognized would remain part of Israel (to be compensated for with land swaps).
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He wouldn’t be a true Muslim if he did.
The enemy has moved in and taken over.
Liberal racism-they despise Jews. It’s no more a reasoned position than it was when the Nazi’s promoted it.
Thanks Nachum.
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