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West inches towards confrontation over lack of progress on two states

December 11, 2014 11:35
Settlement construction in Har Homa

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Anshel Pfeffer,

Anshel Pfeffer

1 min read

There is concern in the Israeli government that the US, the UK, France and Germany are planning fresh diplomatic initiatives and punitive measures in response to continued settlement building in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.

Among the plans being mulled is a joint European proposal for the United Nations to set a clear deadline for the establishment of a Palestinian state.

One of the concerns in Jerusalem is that these plans are designed to influence the outcome of the elections in Israel next March.

According to a report in Haaretz, Israeli officials were informed of a confidential meeting held at the White House last month in which senior members of the Obama administration discussed stepping up the condemnations of new settlement projects.