Netanyahu Backs Settlement Expansion
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet he would not oppose the "natural growth" of settlements, saying, "There is no way that we are going to tell people not to have children or to force young people to move away from their families." Israeli settlements are widely seen as a hindrance to the peace process.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet he would not oppose the “natural growth” of settlements, saying, “There is no way that we are going to tell people not to have children or to force young people to move away from their families.” Israeli settlements are widely seen as a hindrance to the peace process.
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“I have no intention to construct new settlements, but it makes no sense to ask us not to answer to the needs of natural growth and to stop all construction,” a senior official quoted Mr Netanyahu as telling the Israeli cabinet.
“There is no way that we are going to tell people not to have children or to force young people to move away from their families,” he added.
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