четверг, 15 марта 2012 г.

West Bank settlers step up resistance to freeze

Israeli settlers blocked roads, scuffled with police and pelted officers with eggs on Sunday, in the most aggressive display of resistance yet to the government's ban on new housing construction in West Bank settlements.

Trying to calm the tensions, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the pain his order has caused to the settlers. But he said the freeze was necessary to demonstrate that Israel is serious about seeking peace, and he criticized the Palestinians for rejecting the gesture.

Netanyahu announced the 10-month halt in most West Bank constucio ltelat onh n n ttmp t rstrtpecetaks hih broke down a year ago.

The settlement freeze …

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