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Knesset bill would unfreeze settlement blocs


December 3, 2009 – Knesset members from Israel's Likud and Kadima parties will draft a resolution to exclude large settlement blocs from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's partial settlement freeze, the Hebrew-language daily Ma'ariv reported Thursday. According to the newspaper, MK Miri Regev (Likud) has adopted a proposal from Ron Nachman, the illegal Ariel settlement's leader, to be excluded from the building lull, which applies to areas in what Israel calls the the West Bank...

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Knesset bill would unfreeze settlement blocs

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December 3, 2009

Bethlehem – Ma'an – Knesset members from Israel's Likud and Kadima parties will draft a resolution to exclude large settlement blocs from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's partial settlement freeze, the Hebrew-language daily Ma'ariv reported Thursday.

According to the newspaper, MK Miri Regev (Likud) has adopted a proposal from Ron Nachman, the illegal Ariel settlement's leader, to be excluded from the building lull, which applies to areas in what Israel calls the the West Bank.

MK Otniel Schneller (Kadima) will support the plan, according to Ma'ariv, which speculated that the draft would be a political embarrassment to Netanyahu, as his party, Likud, was generally in favor of the temporary freeze on certain building, and the opposition, Kadima, is thought to be more politically left-leaning and somewhat ideologically opposed to settlements.

Meanwhile in Tel Aviv, the Israeli prime minister invited West Bank settler leaders to discuss the freeze. During the meeting, according to Israeli media, officials rejected Netanyahu's plan and vowed to continue interfering with inspectors.

Settler leader Dani Dayan told Israel Radio the three-hour meeting was difficult and emotionally charged, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported. He said settlers would continue their struggle against the freeze, both through civil disobedience and legal challenges, the newspaper added. The settlers have scheduled a mass demonstration next week in Jerusalem, according to Haaretz.

At the meeting, Netanyahu insisted that the "step makes it clear to the main elements around the world that Israel aspires towards peace and is serious in its intention to achieve peace, while the Palestinians refuse to begin peace negotiations. This step makes it clear who is refusing peace," according to a statement from the Israeli Foreign Ministry.

The PLO has refused to negotiate with Israel while it continues to expand its borders, rejecting a partial settlement freeze that excludes Jerusalem, which the Palestinian leadership believes would amount to a symbolic abandonment of the occupied city.

At the Tel Aviv meeting, Netanyahu also noted: "This order is one-time only and it limits the duration of the suspension. There are nine months and three weeks left. Once the suspension has expired, we will continue to build."

In the meantime, minor renovation projects will go ahead pending the approval of settlement leaders, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced on Wednesday. The announcement, also reported by Haaretz, follows days of protests and stone-throwing in response to the 10-month partial construction moratorium affecting most West Bank settlements.

The freeze does not include the construction of public buildings like schools, synagogues and government institutions, but nevertheless sparked ire among settlers, who accused Israel of preventing population growth. Barak made the concession after a meeting with settlement leaders after settlers closed roads around Nablus in protest of the partial freeze, according to the report.

The freeze was also being cited at the Israeli High Court of Justice by state actors as an excuse to delay the removal of several illegal settlement outposts and the demolition of thousands of illegal Israeli buildings. According to Haaretz, officials said the employees needed for these evacuations and demolitions have been too busy enforcing the freeze.





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