THE SMILING, WALKING PROVOCATION
1. More settlements, via Army Radio...:
Israeli Army Radio said on Tuesday that 60 of the 300 homes slated for the Talmon settlement in the West Bank had already been built.
Ehud Barak, the defence minister, who oversees West Bank operations, had approved plans to construct another 240 units there, the radio said.
Ehud Barak, the defence minister, who oversees West Bank operations, had approved plans to construct another 240 units there, the radio said.
No idea of whether there are international 'audits' of "natural" growth, but I suspect not.
2. Almost excessively formal demands, that would be hard for any nation-state of the U.N. to meet (can the recognition of sovereignty be conditioned on ... ethnicity...I understand that they are after a formal end of conflict, but c'mon, I'd prefer to focus on day-to-day, hearts-and-minds first, the formal end can come in time, 20 years down the road, if all else goes well):
Israel's defence minister [Ehud Barak] has said that Arabs must recognise his country as a Jewish state before an independent Palestinian state can be created.
al jazeerah
