This is so infuriating.

T. Belman. This is so infuriating on two counts.

When Bibi says he want to get an agreement on where Israel can build, he is acknowledging that the international community and the PA have a say, if not a veto, on where Israel can build. He should never concede that. We don’t need their permission. Unfortunately Bibi has been accepting their diktat on this for fear of pressure or worse for fear of becoming a binational state if we build on the land.

Secondly, when the PA says in response, its their land, Israel should immediate assert her historical and our legal right to the land. At every opportunity it should be repeated. And Israel should assert her rights and independence by doing so. By not asserting our legal right in words and in deeds, we are losing that right.

PA Refuses to Restart Peace Talks on ‘Settlement Blocs’
Chief negotiator Erekat says report on Netanyahu wanting to restart talks and define ‘blocs’ is attempt to steal ‘state of Palestine.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

Saeb Erekat

Saeb Erekat

The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Tuesday angrily dismissed reported remarks by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that he would like to restart “peace talks” to negotiate the boundaries of “settlement blocs” in Judea and Samaria.

“An Israeli source” briefed on last week’s meeting with EU foreign policy chiefFederica Mogherini was quoted in Haaretz on Tuesday as saying that Netanyahu wants to resume talks with the PA, with his goal being to reach understandings on the borders of “settlement blocs” that Israel would annexunder any peace agreement.

“The prime minister explained that in this way, it would be clear what parts of the West Bank Israel could continue building in,” the newspaper reported.

PA chief negotiator Saeb Erekat told AFP the concept was “completely unacceptable,” saying, “Netanyahu’s proposal to discuss the borders of settlement blocs is an attempt to legitimize the settlements.”

“The borders that should be set are the borders of the internationally recognized state of Palestine based on 1967 borders. Settlements should be stopped instead of being legitimized,” added Erekat.

Despite his comments, far from being internationally recognized borders the “1967 borders” – actually the 1949 Armistice lines – are simply where the fighting stopped in the War of Independence, with international agreements at the time stipulating the line was not to be the basis for any future borders.

Ironically Netanyahu has already stopped construction in Judea and Samaria as Erekat demanded occur, with all Jewish building in the region being frozen with almost no break since the last round of peace talks started in late 2013.

Erekat was not alone in criticizing the report of Netanyahu’s willingness to negotiate; senior Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) official Hanan Ashrawi said the plan attributed to Netanyahu was “a disingenuous and manipulative exercise in political and legal deception.”

“All settlements are illegal and in flagrant contravention of international law and consensus, and any efforts to annex and to legalize the settlements blocs is a blatant attempt to steal more Palestinian land,” she said in a statement.

In fact, the 2012 Levy report, which was commissioned by Netanyahu’s government but is yet to be implemented, proved how Israel’s presence in Judea and Samaria is entirely legal according to international law.

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  1. Again. It is not longer a matter of us, the people, grading the relative merits of prancing ponies shows.
    Netanyahu has spent his entire life as a poser. Never been any different.
    My friends. Our very existence has been compromised by rain men, liars, “grobe machers”, traitors of all sexes, connivers, saboteurs, bribe riddled garbage, sexual predators, thieves and other choice scum.
    We allowed that and we must find the formula to clean it out or else… the hordes will easily do the Holocaust again
    The whole “combina” must go our w/o recourse of any kind.

  2. As well as being an internationally acclaimed liar, Bibi is certainly trying also for the title of “the ultimate wimp”. Are there any contenders so qualified or experienced? What an honor for us to host this unique front runner for this lowly title.

  3. Ted, I prefer your approach not Bibi’s to assert Israels rights. Just to play devils advocate, Bibi knows the Palestinians will not negotiate starting from the settlement blocks.

    Does this not just shut off the whole negotiation and give Israel room to argue that the Palestinians are not being reasonable. This does not preclude our rights but just says Israel want to solve the problem between the two peoples but the Palestinians will not meet us half way.

    Is there any merit to this approach?

  4. BB has unilaterally restricted the Jews to the international ghetto boundaries of jerusalem and the major blocks while the eurofilth is allowed to continue to aid the Pals in building in Area C.

    Obviously BB has already negotiated away area C except for Jerusalem and the major blocks, which he wants to now negotiate their ghetto boundaries to please th euros. After agreeing on boundaries for the major blocks does anyone here believe that he will be interested in settling or annexing any other part of Area C?

    Annexation and settlement of area C have now disappeared off the radar thanks single-handedly to BB and the Likud (no leftists were necessary to accomplish the task).

  5. Erdan: Israel willing to cede territory if Palestinian peace partner emerges
    http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Erdan-Israel-willing-to-cede-territory-if-Palestinian-peace-partner-emerges-404077

    First order of business for erdan is to find a way to give away jewish land.

    BB/likud are leading the struggle to settle in Jerusalem and the major settlement blocks that eveyrone knows Israel will keep while the rest of YS goes ignored. History shows that which goes forgotten will disappear from view. BB knows this which is why he has chanted the same mantra of building in Jerusalem and the major blocks to be kept…. over time we wonder if YS ever existed.

    Erdan takes up the banner on his first day at the office.
    Likud sucks.

  6. Western diplomat says PM told EU foreign policy chief talks should define West Bank areas in which Israel can continue building; another diplomat says this is just ‘illusion of progress’.
    http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4661510,00.html

    Now he hands over the approval of building in Israel to foreigners.

    this was why he had to neuter BY as there is no one else to stop BB drive to give away YS. He runs “for” the right and then implements policies of the left.

  7. LOL, BB single handedly moved the right wing mission leftward during his 2 term reign. He settled less new areas in YS than the left. He has now successfully gotten the discussion to focus ONLY on Jerusalem and major settlement blocks that will be kept and now there is no more mission to settle Jews in their historic homeland of YS. This is part of a plan to accommodate Israel to giving YS away. by running on a right wing ticket he is able to dissipate right wing power and strength. The foolish right bought BB’s stampede to vote for him and now the only party interested in Jewish settlement in YS is to the right of Likud.

    Now it has become the new major struggle and mission to settle Jews in Jerusalem and the major blocks that Israel is to keep. Even Liberman mouths the new mantra of “demanding” settlement in Jerusalem and the major blocks, but no mention of all the vacant land in YS that Jews came to settle in their homeland.

    BB appears to be a left wing mole which explains why he keeps everything related to Jewish settlement under his control, directly or indirectly. He will continue to obstruct Jewish settlement in YS and throw the bone of settlement in jerusalem and the major blocks to the foolish Jews who voted for him.

    everyone will see that YS will have no more new settlements during the reign of the so called right wing party.

  8. Sorry to say this, but we warned all and one about “el fantastico”. Netanyahu will wiggle, bend, contort, embellish, lie, pose, make faces and bounce to get his Nobel.
    Trusting anyone of them is suicidal.