Great piece by Peter Kenyon on NPR this morning showing that Obama’s pressure on Israel has created a real estate boom in the settlements, as Israelis rush to get in before anyone can stop them:
Mayor Benny Kashriel [of Maale Adumim]… says Obama’s pressure tactics will bring a backlash from settlers in the West Bank, for which he prefers the Biblical names Judea and Samaria.
"And now 280,000 people in Judea and Samaria will be together against him, will demonstrate together, and will not let our government compromise with him," he says.
Palestinians hope Obama will be able to rein in the settlers.
Read the last line a second time. Palestinians hope Obama will be able to rein in the settlers. Does anyone believe that? Do you? Thanks to Rob Browne.
