Israel is trying to defuse the crisis with the United States

Israel is trying to defuse the crisis with the United States
Israel is trying to defuse the crisis with the United States : Israeli officials say the government is trying to find ways to defuse a growing dispute with the United States after Israel approved the construction of Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem. But there is nothing to suggest any Israeli officials are considering concessions to Washington.

Israel’s approval of plans to build 1,600 homes in East Jerusalem, prompting some Israeli officials are demanding the worst crisis between the government and the United States for decades.

Newspapers, quoting unnamed sources as saying that Washington put pressure on Israel to cancel plans to build Jewish housing in East Jerusalem, which Palestinians want as the capital of their future state.

Obama and administration officials say an Israeli announcement of this decision is an insult, as stated during a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.

Israel has said it regrets that the timing of the announcement, but not the substance. Monday, gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is evidence that his government intends to reverse the decision. He had spoken to the President of Brazil visit to members of the Israeli parliament.

Israeli Prime Minister that Israel has been built, mostly in Arab East Jerusalem over the past 40 years, and any Israeli leader during that time I stopped it. Mr. Netanyahu build Jewish neighborhoods on the ground, in his words, in any case which may affect the Arab population inEast Jerusalem, and said that the construction does not come at their expense.

Palestinian leadership repeated the warning that it may not start indirect peace talks, they agreed to do, as long as Israel does not cancel plans for the building.

Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), said a senior official Yasser Abed Rabbo, speaking to the Palestinian radio and accused Israel of being unfaithful.

He said he saw no guarantee of the United States that the Israeli government is seriously interested in continuing the peace process. He said that the approval of new construction inEast Jerusalem is the latest in what he described as a series of incidents against Israel is not serious about peace talks.

Between right-wing factions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu within the ruling coalition, and there are calls for Israel not to give in to U.S. pressure to halt settlement building inEast Jerusalem and other territories occupied by Israel since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

In Ramat Shlomo, ultra-Orthodox Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem, where Israel agreed to 1,600 new homes, like this woman angry residents because of Washington’s efforts to halt settlement expansion.

She said the Israelis should not ask permission from anyone to live in a place to call home. She said she should not ask permission to expand their homes, and should not be criticized for doing so.

U.S. envoy George Mitchell is due back in the region this week, hoping to rescue plans for indirect talks.