A dispute between the UN and Israel due to settlements

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A dispute between the UN and Israel due to settlements

After the criticism of his settlement policy by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon shows Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be extremely peeved. But yet another important Partner expresses concerns.

At the monthly meeting of the Weltsicherheitsrates to the Situation in the Middle East called Ban Ki-Moon the new construction of Jewish settlements in the occupied territories a “provocative act” of Israel. This would cause the tensions in the Middle East increases and the prospects for a political solution to the conflict undermined, said the UN Secretary-General.

“The disappointment of the Palestinians grows under the pressure of a half-century of the occupation and the paralysis of the peace process,” said Ban. The history had shown that “oppressed peoples of the world to a crew to respond”.

Outward it stays friendly: UN Secretary-General Ban, and Israel’s UN Ambassador Danon

Netanyahu: “encouragement to Terror”

Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon rejected the Statements of Bans as “encouragement to Terror” vehemently back. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared his outrage in a statement: “The Palestinian murderers do not need a state to build, but a state to destroy,” it said in Jerusalem. The Statements of the UN chief would be a further proof that “the United Nations a long time ago, their neutrality and their moral force is lost.”

Previously, the Israeli government 150 more Siedlerwohnungen at four locations in the West Bank have been approved. Almost one and a half years, there were no new houses have been built. The international community considers the construction of Jewish settlements in territory occupied by Israel as illegal.

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Headwinds also from the USA

The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, said the United States rejected the Israeli settlement policy are decided. “All steps that the Israeli Siedlungsprogramm to promote are incompatible with the Two-state solution”, said the diplomat after the meeting in New York.

Riyad Mansour, the chief negotiator for the Palestinians at the United Nations, urged the security Council to do something against the Israeli settlement policy. “All States” should “take action” – and it is not rich, Israel help and support to refuse, but Israel must be responsible for his Actions to be made, said Mansour.

Ban also criticizes Palestinians

Ban Ki-Moon renewed his claim that the parties “act now” would have to target Two-state solution is “not impossible” to make. At the same time, he condemned Messerangriffe of Palestinians and other acts of violence against Israelis.

Since the beginning of October, killing Palestinians in attacks with knives, cars, or firearms, a total of 25 Israelis, one US citizen and a Eritreer. In the same period died in such attacks and in protest of 159 Palestinians.

mak/haz (rtr, afp)