BREAKING: Israeli PM cancels plans to build 20,000 settler homes in West Bank: official statement

[Are_grits_groceries]

Israeli PM cancels plans to build 20,000 settler homes in West Bank: official statement
http://abcnews.go.com/International/t/story/israel-thousands-settlement-homes-20866076

Whoa!

[elehhhhna]

1. Kerry said today that we don't recognize these settlements...

which imo means "ya'll are on your own when someone blows that shit up".

[okaawhatever]

9. Excellent translation. Sadly that will mean a lot of $$ for Republicans nxt elections nt

[KittyWampus]

2. now if they'd just get rid of all the already built illegal settlements...

[mahina]

3. Good.

It's a start.

[freshwest]

4. Thanks, SOS John Kerry. Getting a lot done for peace.

[Whisp]

15. Kerry is turning out to be an awesome SoS.

Working his ass off and with good results for his trouble.

I don't think Susan Rice would have been as effective. Things work out for the best sometimes even if it doesn't look like it at first.

If Hillary wasn't too tired to do the talk shows and ask Rice to do that, Kerry might not be SoS. Interesting food for thoughts.

[ljm2002]

5. Having criticized Kerry for his remarks w.r.t. women driving in Saudi Arabia...

...I have to give him props for pulling the rug out from under Israel on this.

It is time to get real about the Palestinian situation. Yes the Palestinians have engaged in terrorism against Israel and it would be foolish to claim otherwise. However, Israel has also committed terrorism (or war crimes if you prefer) against Palestinians. For the two sides in this dispute to think that "an eye for an eye" will resolve the situation, or can ever resolve it, or can every contribute to resolving it, is beyond ridiculous.

[wilsonbooks]

6. Wow

Somebody must have really told bibi the facts of life. Would love to be privy to those behind the scenes conversations

[Jack Rabbit]

7. This is excellent news

!!

[Auntie Bush]

8. Wow! That's such good news and hard to believe.

John Kerry, Good... Bibi, getting smarter...but still stupid.

[Phlem]

10. Finally.

Time to quit fucking agitating the place and live peacefully with thy fucking neighbor.

JEEEESUS!

-p

[libodem]

11. Woo Hoo

Yeah, baby, that's what I'm talkin' about.

[Scurrilous]

12. K & R

[McXorsett]

13. John Kerry and President Obama got results here

Kudos.

[Laelth]

14. Good. That's serious progress. n/t

-Laelth

[sibelian]

16. Better. nt