United States demanded that Tel Aviv’s explanations in connection with the construction of Jewish settlements | World | News |
March 11, 2010 – 11:00 pm
Administration Barack Obama demanded that Tel Aviv clarification of the demarche, which was taken during a visit by U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden in Jerusalem. , Said U.S. Assistant Secretary for Public Relations and Press Philip Crowley.
Recall that Tel Aviv has announced March 9 the new plans to build housing for Jewish workers in the Palestinian part of the Al-Quds (Jerusalem). At the same time the Israelis knew that these actions can cause extremely negative reaction from the U.S., said Newsru.com.
This is what happened: Biden has condemned the move by the Israeli side and said that these moves undermine efforts towards peace in the Middle East.
According to Crowley, the U.S. government considers “a very unusual time,” the Israeli announcement of plans to build new settlements. “Unusually, the Israeli government is taking such action at a time when the Vice-President (USA) stands next to his Prime Minister”, – said Crowley.
According to him, the authorities in Washington are now “talking with the government (of Israel) and try to understand what happened and why”.
Crowley left a direct answer to a question about whether they believe the U.S. government claims that the Government of Benjamin Netanyahu did not know the intention of the Interior Ministry to make public a statement which caused a scandal at a time when the country was Joseph Biden.
“I give the Prime Minister (Israel) to clarify this step was expected or unexpected, “- said Crowley.
Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has strongly criticized the Israeli authorities, broadcasts “Palestine-info”. This construction was illegal from the standpoint of international law, reported on the official website of the UN. Ban Ki-moon stressed that the plans for construction of buildings are contrary to Israeli commitments, and “undermine efforts to revive the peace process”.
