I was very glad to read that Secretary of State Clinton re-emphasized that any growth of Israeli settlements in the West Bank should not take place.
"Not some settlements, not outposts, not natural growth exceptions. We
think it is in the best interest of the effort that we are engaged in
that settlement expansion cease."
As I hold almost no hope that Prime Minister Netanyahu will agree with that, what I'd really like to see happen is the Congress vote to do something like cut aid to Israel $1.25 for every $1.00 that Israel spends to expand those settlements.
I have very little hope of that happening either, but at least someone in the U.S. government is willing to say in public what has long needed to be said.
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