Israel starts building 600 settlement units

[Jefferson23]

Israel has started building around 600 settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem, while construction works continued in various other settlements in the city and the occupied West Bank.

Israeli weekly newspaper Kol Ha'er said that the Israeli company A. Aharon had successfully completed the marketing and sale of a new project in the settlement of Pisgat Zeev entitled 'Nativ Hamzolot', north of Jerusalem. The project includes four buildings each including six housing areas and a total of 24 settlement units.

The units are expected to be inhabited within 20 months. The same company marketed the 'Novi Hapesga' project in the same settlement that includes 22 units.

The company has also begun the project 'Tovi Adumim' in the settlement of Maaleh Adumim that includes 14 settlement units in two buildings. It will also begin a new settlement project in Gilo called 'Medorgi Gilo' with 88 settlement units in four buildings. In the Neve Yacov settlement, the company is building 165 settlement units.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/14607-israel-starts-building-600-settlement-units

[MFM008]

1. ahhh

The road to the peace and tranquility that Israel craves
I'm sure.

[oberliner]

4. These are neighborhoods in E Jerusalem that would end up part of Israel in any peace agreement

Jews were expelled from these areas during the Jordanian occupation of the city.

They are already home to tens of thousands of Jewish Israelis. Quite dissimilar from the settlements deep in the West Bank that would almost certainly need to be completely dismantled and incorporated into a newly formed Palestinian state.

It is unfortunate that no one even talks about an actual peace agreement any more these days.

[Jefferson23]

5. EJ is occupied territory, without it as their capital they won't be able to have a viable

state. Yea, that would be some piece agreement to leave the Palestinians less.

[oberliner]

6. It can serve as capitals for both states

The Palestinians would maintain the Palestinian areas. The Israelis and Palestinians can do a land swap for the rest.

[Jefferson23]

7. Any agreements should first meet a recognition legally that EJ is the Palestinians, what they

do after that with Israel is up to them.

[oberliner]

8. That will never happen

That's why there needs to be a compromise. Or endless fighting.

[Jefferson23]

9. That's why they need to take their case to the international courts. n/t

[oberliner]

10. That would definitely be one way to go

It might not be as effective as agreeing to an imperfect compromise, but who knows.

[Jefferson23]

11. If there is no viable state, there will be no peace..that would be pure fantasy, imho. n/t

[oberliner]

12. Right now there is no viable state and no peace

A bold solution is the only way to end the status quo. That can come from the Israelis, the Palestinians, or both.

[Jefferson23]

13. History indicates a viable state will need to be imposed, Israeli leaders are fine with the status

quo. Israel has the political and economic power, Palestinians will need their leaders
to step up and use all the legal leverage they can.

[oberliner]

14. Which history indicates that?

What historical precedents are you referencing?

[Jefferson23]

15. Israel has no history of willingly working to end the occupation leaving the Palestinians a viable

state..that history.

[oberliner]

16. When has a viable state been imposed in the manner you are suggesting?

Is there any recent historical precedent for that?

[Jefferson23]

17. Perhaps you can tell me why there would need to be a precedent for it? n/t

[oberliner]

18. I was referencing your comment

You wrote: "History indicates a viable state will need to be imposed"

I took that to mean that there was a historical precedent you had in mind.

If not, I'm not sure what you meant by that.

[Jefferson23]

19. I expalined in my previous post that history speaks to Israel's past behavior...thus the need

for the end of the occupation be imposed. Their leadership has no intentions of doing anything
but stalling.

[Krishna Vijaya]

20. The leadership

of the Palestinians has no intention to reign in terrorism.