## الصهيوني ليبرمان : لن نوقف عملية البناء الجديدة في القدس المحتلة ولا نوافق على تسمية عملية البناء بالاستيطان ##. JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel will never agree to limit its construction activity in occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Sunday. One thing should be clear: we will never accept the definition of building in Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem as settlement activity, he said at a news conference with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier. We wont accept any limitation on building in Jewish areas of (East) Jerusalem, he said. His remarks came four days after Israel approved plans to build 200 homes in Ramot in occupied East Jerusalem despite months of almost daily clashes and tensions there with Palestinians, triggered in part by settlement expansion. The announcement prompted a sharply-worded rebuke from Washington which reiterated its unequivocal opposition to such construction in east Jerusalem, warning it could exacerbate this difficult situation on the ground and... will not contribute to efforts to reduce the tension. Israel seized East Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed in a move never recognized by the international community. It refers to the entire city as its united, undivided capital and does not view construction there as settlement activity. The Palestinians want the citys eastern sector as capital of their promised state and vehemently oppose any Israeli attempt to expand construction there. Israel, however, has moved around 300,000 Israelis into exclusively Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem, while actively limiting Palestinian construction and carrying out demolitions against structures built without hard-to-get permits. Since occupying Jerusalem in 1967, Israeli authorities have pursued a deliberate policy of Judaization in the city. The policy has entailed the erection of checkpoints and other barriers to movement intended to separate Jerusalem from the West Bank and integrate it into Israel proper. Although Palestinians in East Jerusalem live within territory Israel has unilaterally annexed, they lack citizenship rights and are instead classified only as residents whose permits can be revoked if they move away from the city for more than a few years. Jerusalem Palestinians face discrimination in all aspects of life including housing, employment, and services, and are unable to access services in the West Bank due to the construction of Israels separation wall.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:39:34 +0000
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