Joe Biden attacks Israeli plan for East Jerusalem homes

[dipsydoodle]

US Vice-President Joe Biden has condemned Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes for ultra-Orthodox Jews in East Jerusalem.

Mr Biden, in Israel as part of US attempts to kick-start the peace process, said it was "the kind of step that undermines the trust we need".

Palestinian leaders also condemned the controversial move.

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The international community considers East Jerusalem occupied territory. Building on occupied land is illegal under international law, but Israel regards East Jerusalem - which it annexed in 1967 - as its territory.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8558850.stm

[MindandSoul]

1. I applaud Bidden's guts! Israel should learn that they can't just rule the world!

[henank]

3. Israel rules the world? LOL!

[MindandSoul]

4. No! They don't RULE the world. . .they MANIPULATE the world!

[LeftishBrit]

5. Israel has never thought it could 'rule the world'

Reject the world, perhaps. Which is an unfortunate and wrong attitude - but such attitudes as the one that you just expressed, make *Israel's* attitude to the world just that little bit more understandable.

I fully agree with Biden on this issue, by the way.

[IndianaGreen]

2. I am sure Bibi is shaking in his boots waiting for the angry memo from Biden

Wake me up when the US does something of substance!

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