Moratorium on Settlement Expansion Ends

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This comes as a blow to Obama’s efforts to save face on middle east. Though probbaly for Palestinians it would not make much difference since building continued even during the freeze.

Settler movement has aimed to expand the settlements so that it becomes impossible for Israel to withdraw from west bank, they seem to have succeeded in their goal.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704082104575515411092622870.html

TEL AVIV—Jewish settlers marked the last day of Israel’s construction moratorium in the West Bank with celebrations and vows to build at full steam on Monday, with no sign of a resolution to a settlement-expansion dispute that threatens to undermine the newly restarted Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

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What a shame… looks like Hamas have won a lot more support now.

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I dont think Hamas will get any more support because of this. Palestinians in west bank seem to be behind Abbas.

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Yeah i know what you mean on the west bank but inGaza Hamas has profited by it’s ceasefire so far and International outrage and world wide condemnation of Isreal has boosted support for thier cause, now if Hamas did strike again i dont think many will blame them for it becuase Isreal has behaved no better…

Right now though Hamas has the high moral horse… And for a bunch of So called Terrorists thier doing very well.