STATEMENTS OF U.S. PRESIDENTS Our position on the settlements is - TopicsExpress



          

STATEMENTS OF U.S. PRESIDENTS Our position on the settlements is very clear. We do not think they are legal, and they are obviously an impediment to peace. -- President Jimmy Carter, April 12, 1980 Total settlement population: 61,500 The immediate adoption of a settlements freeze by Israel, more than any other action, could create the confidence needed for wider participation in these talks. Further settlement activity is in no way necessary for the security of Israel. -- President Ronald Reagan, Sept. 1, 1982 Total settlement population (1983): 106,595 My position is that the foreign policy of the United States says we do not believe there should be new settlements in the West Bank or in East Jerusalem. And I will conduct that policy as if its firm, which it is. -- President George H.W. Bush, March 3, 1990 Total settlement population: 227,500 The Israeli people also must understand that . . . the settlement enterprise and building bypass roads in the heart of what they already know will one day be part of a Palestinian state is inconsistent with the Oslo commitment that both sides negotiate a compromise. -- President Bill Clinton, Jan. 7, 2001 Total settlement population: 387,859 Israeli settlement activity in occupied territories must stop, and the occupation must end through withdrawal to secure and recognized boundaries, consistent with United Nations Resolutions 242 and 338. -- President George W. Bush, April 4, 2002 Total settlement population: 414,119 Settlements have to be stopped in order for us to move forward. -- President Obama, May 18 2010 Total settlement population (2010): 479,500 Sources: Foundation for Middle East Peace, Btselem and Washington Post research. Nevertheless, the tail is still wagging the dog.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 21:00:39 +0000

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