Page 20 - Settlement Construction News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Would prime minister netanyahu potentially have put these talks in jeopardy at this stage? >> well, a lot of what happens around the talks -- i mean, we don't know for sure. a lot of it is posturing for domestic audiences. each side does things and reacts to the other side as part of somewhat of a choreographed dance. i think to some degree, you know, you see the settlement announcement around the same time as the prisoner release. that's probably not a coincidence. john kerry said these announcements were largely unsurprising. it might have been a little more than they were anticipating. i th...

There were protest in molala. palestinians were angry the israeli he wouldn't agree up front to suspend settlement construction and make pre1967 borders starting point for drawing up a palestinian state but israelis so for made no commitments on either dedemand. sh shannon? >> wendel, thank you so much. action on peace talks remains divided. >> i believe it is a good time to give it a chance and try it again. i hope things are going to happen this time as we wish they would. >> i think back to negotiation again is a very good from the palestinian leadership but didn't benefit for the palesti...

It is going to be extremely difficult on those two issues. but kerry's achieved something and the signs are really quite remarkable. the radio silence around these negotiations is virtually impressive. i tried to get a conference call for the wilson center last week. my friend wouldn't do it because he said he promised secretary kerry he wouldn't talk about this. nobody in israel is talking about it either. that's a testament to kerry's effort and efforts maybe -- maybe -- just the beginnings of an indication of the seriousness of the process. >> kim, this is the most remarkable thing as aaron...

Suspend settlement construction during the talks. they reportedly expect to build a thousand new units over the next nine months. palestinians are presidenting for a freeze and the israelis say if they won't accept a palestinian demand start from the pre1967 bored, with understanding of land swaps for larger israeli settlements. patti ann? patti ann: wendell goler live at the state department. thank you. bill: there is yet another showdown brewing over america's multitrillion dollar debt as the white house and some top pubs digging in their heels over how to pay the nation's bills. across-the-...

Give up the pre-condition to direct negotiations with the israelis, that the israelis had to stop all settlement construction on the west bank of the jordan river. many american commenttators read that as moving away from the palestinian position and moving towards the israeli position. honestly, that's not what it is. the palestinian pre-condition of stopping all settlements has simply meant no direct negotiations for several years while the israelis continue to build settlements. so, if there's any chance for the palestinians to stop the settlement construction, it can only come after negoti...