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Construction work continues on a new neighborhood in Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/BauBau)
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| By israelinsider staff August 24, 2004 |
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Confusion over Bush administration's policy regarding settlement activity; dispute over evacuation responsibilities; and poor, dead storks.
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What the American spokesman didn't say - "The Israelis committed to a dismantling of outposts and progress towards a settlement freeze," U.S. Deputy State Department spokesman Adam Ereli told reporters.
But, Ereli did not take a position on Israel's announcement in recent days for new bids for the construction of about 1,500 housing units. This suggested that the administration is being less categorical in opposing settlement activity as a gesture to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, as the New York Times originally reported.
Read our report, U.S. official reiterates: Settlement activity must stop.
It's all in the timing - Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom left today for France to make a solidarity visit two days after a Jewish community center in Paris was torched. Instead of being happy to see the foreign minister, local Jewish leaders said they were furious at the timing of his visit. "This is an internal French issue," they said.
Read our report, Timing of Shalom's "solidarity visit" criticized by French Jews.
Who will evacuate the settlers? - The dispute between Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Internal Security Minister Tzachi Hanegbi over responsibility for the Gaza withdrawal continues. Yesterday, Mofaz said the IDF would have overall responsibility, and guard against both Palestinian terrorists and right-wing Jewish extremists, but Border Police troops would handle the actual evacuation. Hanegbi doesn't agree.
Read our report, Mofaz: In September, we'll be ready for Gaza withdrawal.
The poor storks - More than 100 migrating storks dropped dead in the Negev Desert yesterday after drinking at pools containing toxic runoff from a chemical plant, media sources reported.
The Palestinians, however, said that the storks
were the first victims of the Dimona nuclear reactor.
Read also: Migrating storks killed by toxic pools in Negev by the Associated Press.
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