A friend writes: More on that NYT piece about settlements. Here's my favorite part, lede:
"JERUSALEM — Israel would be open to a complete freeze of settlement
building in the West Bank for three to six months …"
3rd graf:
"The freeze would not affect construction that was already under way,
nor include East Jerusalem. But it would mean that during the
specified time no construction of any kind could start even in the
close-in settlement blocks that Israel expects to keep in any future
two-state agreement with the Palestinians."
nor include East Jerusalem. But it would mean that during the
specified time no construction of any kind could start even in the
close-in settlement blocks that Israel expects to keep in any future
two-state agreement with the Palestinians."
So by "complete" they mean, incomplete, I guess? If nothing else, that's just bad editing.
