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June 6, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.597286

Israeli Officials to EU: Focus on Syria, Not Settlements

(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid - Senior Jerusalem officials on Thursday slammed the European Union for calling on Israel to cancel plans for Israeli construction in the West Bank. "It's strange that in the international community there are those who say that a Palestinian government, which a murderous terrorist organization is a member of, could advance peace," they said, "while others...claim that building in Jerusalem - the capital of Israel - as well as in other places that even the Palestinians know will stay under Israeli sovereignty in any future arrangement, is a step that should be taken back." The Israeli officials called on "the international community to regroup and focus on the really pressing issues in the Middle East, such as putting an end to the massacre of women and children in Syria."

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