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    Israel: New subsidies don't apply to settlements

    JERUSALEM (AP) — New financial incentives designed to lure Israelis to poorer, outlying areas have been revised to exclude West Bank settlements, officials said Thursday.

    A government announcement about the Cabinet decision earlier this week identified some 550 communities that qualified for the subsidies, including 70 West Bank settlements. Many of them are deep inside the West Bank, the heartland of what the Palestinians hope will be an independent state.

    In the original announcement, the government said the subsidies are "meant to encourage positive migration to these communities."

    But hours after Sunday's vote, the Cabinet held a second vote by telephone to exclude the settlements from the measure, at least in the short run. Although the settlements still appear on the list, the government vote said granting them incentives would be "contingent on a decision by political leaders."

    "The government decision on Sunday does not apply to communities in the West Bank," said spokesman Mark Regev. There was no guarantee that approval would not be granted in the future.

    The initial Israeli decision drew Palestinian condemnations and demands from the U.S. for an explanation. The visiting U.N. secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, also criticized Israeli settlements at a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday.

    At a news conference with Ban, Netanyahu denied caving in to international pressure by removing the settlements from the list. He said the initial Cabinet decision was a mistake, and "we corrected it immediately."

    Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem are at the heart of the current impasse in Mideast peace efforts. The Palestinians claim both areas, captured by Israel in 1967, for a future state and say the settlements are making that increasingly difficult.

    The Palestinians say they will not return to the negotiating table without a halt to settlement construction. Israel calls that an unacceptable precondition.

     

    62 comments

    • Crystal  •  3 mths ago
      Boy! The descendants of Ishmael are thick today! Always trying to turn Americans into hating Israel. They are to stupid to realize that Americans are mainly Christians, so why would we convert into following after their LOSER of a god allah? Muhammad was a liar and allah does not even exist.
    • Ēqualizer  •  Beaverton, Oregon  •  3 mths ago
      Salami,
      Wasn't the Dome of the Rock built on a desecrated Jewish holy site? Don't you Muslims know bad karma when you see it?
    • Ēqualizer  •  Beaverton, Oregon  •  3 mths ago
      Salami,
      Why does the word "peace" mean the same thing as "submission" in Islam?
    • Charles  •  Newark, New Jersey  •  3 mths ago
      The Israeli's refuse to stop settlement building while talking peace. How can you talk peace while you are bulldozing their homes?
      • Ēqualizer 3 mths ago
        More importantly, how can you have peace when your people are slaughtering babies in their cribs, strapping bombs to their own children and walking them into check points, launching anti-tank missiles at school buses, lobbing large rocks into the windshields of on-coming cars, chanting "Kill the Jews", launching cluster bombs into Israeli cities, refusing to agree to anything even when you are given everything you've asked for, setting explosive devices to security fences and allowing your children to watch cartoons which portray a Muslim hero killing the evil Jews?
      • Charles D 3 mths ago
        israelis are the worlds parasitic criminals.stupid america is their only refuge and they will continue to betray their only supporter.
      • Charles 3 mths ago
        I've never seen the Palestinians given everything they've asked for. They've had everything taken from them. And now they ask for something as simple self-determination and Israel says we need to keep our military inside your borders to guard the invaders and usurpers we have also placed there. And how about that "wandering wall"? Israel want's that to be the new border so they can steal still more land. Haven't heard of any terrorism coming from the West Bank lately. You must be talking about Gaza. Different people with different rulers and different agendas.
    • Wuz up  •  3 mths ago
      Masters of manipulations.
    • Cc Ryder  •  3 mths ago
      Israel is, and has been for 64 years the most RACIST STATE IN THE WORLD! Nothing new here, its just a continuation of hypocrisy saying they are a Democracy when in FACT they are ethnocracy, that is a government for a specific race, of course Israelis have their token Arabs, just like the U.S. Greek houses have their token black, to say they are not racists.
    • Kahane Killer  •  3 mths ago
      That might work except that they will find a way to funnel the funds to them one way or the other.
    • Cc Ryder  •  3 mths ago
      THE SECOND HOTEL BOMBING BY ZIONIST ISRAELI TERRORISTS CIVILIAN TARGET UN Security Counsel Official Rec, Semiramis, 1948, Doc S/740 says, &quote;Hagana terrorists made a most barbarous attack at . . . the Semiramis Hotel, killing innocent people and wounding many. The Jewish Agency terrorist forces blasted the entrance and then placed bombs in the basement . . .the whole building collapsed with its residents." Participants; Ben-Gurion and Haganah leaders Jerusalem, killing 20 and wounding 17, among them the Viscount de Tapia, the Spanish Consul. The Arab-owned Semiramis Hotel Massacre; January 5, 1948; Purpose: Terrorize Arabs into fleeing Israel"
    • Cc Ryder  •  3 mths ago
      SRAELI TERROR BOMBINGS ON U.S. SOIL The Tempe Arizona Bombings U.S.; the Jewish Israeli Zionists Terrorists (Mossad) who where known to be responsible for the bombings of the Tempe Mosque under construction at the time. When authorities were asked why the construction was stopped, they explained "they think they can do here just like they do over there (Israel)" The work had been stopped for some time and was all boarded up, & workers all quit as they feared for their very lives. Below is the Arizona Republic article about the repeated bombings which continued up through 1986, as that was when the Tempe Policeman made his statements in front of the of the boarded up mosque. This is only the beginning of the revalations of Israeli terror upon America. Americans are waking up. THE BOMBINGS-12 TERRORIST ACTS by 1984 AGAINST THE TEMPE MOSQUE BY ISRAELI MOSSAD & AGENTS OF ISRAEL. "The golden-domed Tempe mosque was characterized Friday as the product of many Muslims and non-Muslims working together in the face of about 12 acts of terrorism between 1980 and 1982, including fire bombings and the firing of shots into the former center... Diab singled out Tempe City Council, Mayor Harry Mitchell and city zoning and planning departments for helping them through the process at a time when hostility was strong... Members of the Tempe and Phoenix police departments were recognized for taking steps to train officers about the Muslim faith and for patrols and investigative work in connection with incidents of terrorism." Arizona Republic, July 21, 1984. Lawn Griffiths
    • Cc Ryder  •  3 mths ago
      KING DAVID HOTEL BOMBING, Cont. part 2 Menahem Beigin told the British if they executed their comrades, his gang would execute two kidnapped British soldier prisoners, who were killed and their corpses hung from trees and booby trapped with grenades and the surrounding ground mined. For these multiple acts, Menahem Beigin was wanted on open criminal charges of kidnapping, murder, armed robbery, extortion, bribery, conspiracy to commit acts against the English Crown, as he was wanted to respond for these terrorist acts, therefore he could not travel to any British or British Commonwealth country throughout his life. There was a second Jerusalem Hotel bombing which also was targeted at civilians, However, Menahem Begin, said he had,"turned all of Palestine into a glass house, Where the entire world was looking in". Be astute of how they will deceive you if you are not on your toes. Yecheil Kadishai, Former Private secretary to Menahem Beigin; Shrage Elis, Ir gun Commander, who co-conspired with Menahem Beigin on terrorist acts. "We were a minority..." "To use brutal force, in order, to get rid of them." "To strike at the heart of the British Headquarters." Menahem Beigin later became a Prime Minister to Israel. This act of terror kept the infamous record of most deaths for many decades and established them as the founders, or "grandfathers" of modern terrorism. The flame had been ignited in Palestine by them. This is in NEWSPRINT and credible video. CITATION: The Age of Terror, Ep 1. IN THE NAME OF LIBERATION; newspaper Mid-East Mail; WANTED! (WANTED POSTER)--REWARDS WILL BE PAID BY THE PALESTINE GOVERNMENT TO ANY ..TO THE ARREST OF ANY OF THE PERSONS... Menahem Beigin is the first on the list. PURPOSE; WHY THIS? This is to make very clear that World Terror came from and was practiced by the Jewish Zionist founders of Israel who showed the world how to do it. $$$$$$$$$$$ END US ISRAEL ALLIANCE 44444444 AMERICA no military aid, no economic aid IT ALL ENDS NOW"
    • Kevin Miller  •  3 mths ago
      Not settlements! Squatter land grabbers of violating of all conventions of International Law.
    • american  •  3 mths ago
      They are not settlers, they are SQUATTERS!!! unless the word squatter is pronounced 'settler' in yiddish these israelis are as dumb as post! UN says its illegal, thus israeli is a country of criminals by UN definition! i say put them all in jail...................just jail, not concentration camps.
      • Crystal 3 mths ago
        Who listens to the UN? Iran does not!
    • Blue Shirt  •  3 mths ago
      Interesting,

      An Article about Israel doing the right thing as it relates to the Arabs in the disputed territories and all there is is spam in the comments.
      • Ēqualizer 3 mths ago
        Interesting?
        I'd call it typical.
      • Kahane Killer 3 mths ago
        I call it bullshyt. I've experienced enough zionist doublespeak. I'll believe it when I see it. Since the biotch that wrote it is zionist too I'll wager the story goes more like this. Nutinyahoo publicly claims that the settlements will not receive any "new" funding, but privately he assures the settlers that they will not miss one single shekel for their "heroic deeds". The will find back channels and loopholes and reach-arounds to funnel the funds to the little terrorists in training.
      • Charles D 3 mths ago
        if israel does the right thing ,it was accidental...
    • Get Back  •  3 mths ago
      America First. We have people sleeping on the street's and were sending these Jews money. Congress needs a pink slip .
      • Banana Kiwi 3 mths ago
        America's foreign aid in a year : 48 billion dollars
        America's foreign aid in a year to Israel : 3 billion dollars
        Why don't I see you complaining about the 45 billion dollars the US gives to countries that literally HATE it ? if you really cared about the US you would say "stop all foreign aid", but you are obviously here trying to defame Jews.
      • gofer 3 mths ago
        And that's way to much for them leaches ,and the rest of them too!
    • conan  •  Kifisia, Greece  •  3 mths ago
      isreal why dont you shut up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!we can hardly find you on the map.if those iranian just #$%$s or spit at you it will wash out to the sea with that diry that you banging your heard.......stop baking like a che wah wah bit*%$@h!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • Bill White  •  Saginaw, Michigan  •  3 mths ago
      Who say the Jewish zealots don't use lies deceit and hypocrisy to get what they want ???
    • american  •  3 mths ago
      This article was written by AMY TEIBEL. whats the odds she's an israeli?
    • Native  •  San Diego, California  •  3 mths ago
      Sure they are on the list but they will not get any $$$, sure, yeah, and Palestine does not exist, yeah, and the state of isreal is on Palestine, yeah, we believe you - not.
    • Sargon Sawa  •  3 mths ago
      salaam Brenda M,
      you are needed in the "The Aftermath of Egypt's Soccer Carnage: Where to Pin the Blame?" thread. Please, go there at once with your filthy pile of Koranic excrement.
    • Bill White  •  Saginaw, Michigan  •  3 mths ago
      Whats the difference to communities and settlement ??? Under international law anything built on the outside of the 67 borders are illegal !!!
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