Watchdog: Israel plans 261 settler homes deep in West Bank

[Jefferson23]

JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel on Wednesday moved forward with plans for 261 new homes in two settlements located deep in the occupied West Bank, a watchdog said, drawing strong European condemnation.

It was the fifth such move in just over two weeks and raised to 2,791 the number of new settler homes announced since the start of the year, threatening to derail faltering US-brokered peace talks with the Palestinians.

Israel's rapid settlement expansion has angered Palestinian negotiators and drawn condemnation from the international community, threatening peace talks that US Secretary of State John Kerry kick-started in July.

EU envoy to Israel Lars Faaborg-Andersen said continued settlement building would isolate Israel, which he warned would be held accountable for a failure of peace talks.

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=667486

[Fantastic Anarchist]

1. Israel continues to be her own worst enemy. nt

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

4. And yet American politicians continue to be the enablers.

They could easily stop it if they had any backbone.


BDS.

[azurnoir]

2. The EU might hold Israel responsible if the talks fail however

they can be dealt with and dismissed quite easily by Israel's 'supporters', it's the US that matters here IMO and what's the chance that the US will blame Israel, especially during an election year?
The US is currently holding future aide to Palestinians hostage to their agreeing with the "peace talks™"

[Jefferson23]

3. Sadly, quite right...no BDS, no EU is going to out power the US..maybe the Palestinians...

..alone, as always. Though some think that is as likely as a snowball surviving hell.