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Jefferson23

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Fri Jan 10, 2014, 02:29 PM Jan 2014

Erekat: Israel settler plans 'message' to Kerry not to return

RAMALLAH (AFP) -- Israeli plans unveiled Friday to build over 1,800 settler homes are a signal to US Secretary of State John Kerry not to pursue his peace push, a top Palestinian negotiator said.

"The new settlement construction plan is a message from (Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu to Kerry not to come back to the region to continue his efforts in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks," Saeb Erekat told AFP.

"Every time Kerry has stepped up his efforts, returning to the region (for more talks), Netanyahu has stepped up his efforts to destroy the peace process," Erekat said.

"Netanyahu is determined to destroy the two-state solution.
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Erekat: Israel settler plans 'message' to Kerry not to return (Original Post) Jefferson23 Jan 2014 OP
Hey, if this is the Israeli response, we should leave and not send any more money. They are Thinkingabout Jan 2014 #1

Thinkingabout

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1. Hey, if this is the Israeli response, we should leave and not send any more money. They are
Fri Jan 10, 2014, 02:42 PM
Jan 2014

beginning to bite the hand which feeds them. Leave them to take care of their problems.

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