World
Settlement?
Bibi to AIPAC: Jerusalem
is not a settlement.
Ron Kampeas
including 13 children, including the
murder of an American photogra-
pher, Gail Rubin, and the Palestinian
Washington
Authority did nothing:'
The Palestinian Authority has
sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin
refused to rejoin talks with Israel until
"Bibi" Netanyahu told AIPAC
it imposes an absolute settlement
activists that "Jerusalem is
freeze; the Netanyahu government
not a settlement" and depicted the
has imposed a partial freeze and has
Palestinian Authority as not taking
improved movement in the West Bank.
steps for peace.
"President Abbas, come and nego-
During Netanyahu's comments
tiate peace Netanyahu said. Peace,
on Jerusalem, the 8,000 American
he said, was not sustainable when
Israel Public Affairs
"Israel makes all the
Committee activ-
concessions and the
ists packed into the
Palestinian Authority
Washington Convention
makes none:'
Center burst into
In her speech,
lengthy cheers Monday
Clinton blamed the
evening, underscoring
incident involving
how the U.S.-Israel
the square on the
tensions over Israeli
Palestinian Authority's
building in the eastern
Hamas rivals.
part of the city have yet Prime Ministe r Netanyahu
The Palestinian
to subside.
Authority in recent
U.S. Secretary of
years has introduced
State Hillary Rodham Clinton in her
anti-incitement measures, includ-
address Monday morning to the pro-
ing mass firings of militant Islamist
Israel lobby's annual policy conference
preachers and teachers. A number
described building in eastern Jerusalem of Jewish groups say the Palestinian
as frustrating an "atmosphere of trust:'
Authority has not done enough, citing
Netanyahu, who had met Clinton
provocative broadcasts on P.A. televi-
earlier Monday, told the AIPAC crowd
sion.
that building in Jerusalem was a natu-
The Obama administration
ral Jewish right, but stopped short of
— backed by Israeli defense officials
pledging to keep launching new build-
— says P.A. troops in the West Bank
ing projects.
have made strides in maintaining law
"The Jewish people were build-
and order and helping to prevent ter-
ing Jerusalem 3,000 year ago and the
rorism. P.A. leaders initially did not
Jewish people are building Jerusalem
oppose U.S.-led efforts to quash the
today' he saidlerusalem is not a
U.N. Goldstone report, but after their
settlement. It is our capital."
tacit cooperation was made public
Speaking about the peace process,
— reportedly through leaks by Israeli
Netanyahu asked, "What has the
officials — they reversed course.
Palestinian Authority done for peace?
Netanyahu also said that Israel
They have placed preconditions on
would not hesitate to defend itself
peace talks, waged a relentless interna-
from the Iranian nuclear threat.
tional campaign to undermine Israel's
"Today, an unprecedented threat
legitimacy and promoted the notorious
to humanity looms large he said. "A
Goldstone report that falsely accuses
radical Iranian regime armed with
Israel of war crimes:'
nuclear weapons could bring an end
The Israeli leader blamed the
to the era of nuclear peace the world
Palestinian Authority for continued
has enjoyed for the last 65 years. Such
incitement. "A few days ago, in a public a regime could provide nuclear weap-
square near Ramallah, the Palestinians ons to terrorists — it might even be
named this square after a terrorist
tempted to use them. Our world would
who murdered 38 Israeli civilians,
never be the same."
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