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Subject WHOA..... France and Britain Reportedly Considering Pulling Ambassadors from Israel
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The sobering news comes just three days after Benjamin Netanyahu's widely publicized and controversial decision to start construction in the 4.6-square-mile E1 zone, a move that many believe will ruin the chances of a two-state solution to the region's conflict. Captured by Israel in the 1967 war, the strip of land connects the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim to Jerusalem. However, the proposed 3,000 homes built on that land would also cut off Ramallah and Bethlehem from Jerusalem, "making the contiguous Palestinian state endorsed by the United Nations last week virtually impossible," according to The New York Times. It also makes a single contiguous Palestinian state impossible. Along with another recently announced settlements to be built in Ramot and Pisgat Zeev and a stretch of land known as Givat Hamatos -- 3,810 units total -- Israel is embarking on the biggest settlement construction spree since the 1970s.

France and Britain are obviously incensed by Israel's behavior, which is widely viewed as Netanyahu's tit-for-tat response to Palestine's recent victory in the United Nations. It's not just the settlement decision but also how it came about. As the Haaretz report explains, the two countries " are reportedly angry because they view Israel as having responded ungratefully to the support the two countries gave it during the recent Gaza operation." They also said that the settlement move crossed a "red line." Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the settlements were "illegal under international law and undermine trust between parties."
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