Top of the Agenda: Biden Criticizes Israeli Construction Plans U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden condemned (WashPost) Israel's plans to build sixteen hundred new housing units in East Jerusalem, a move that could upset the Obama administration's push for Mideast peace. Upon learning of the housing announcement, Biden said in a statement: "I condemn the decision by the government of Israel to advance planning for new housing units in East Jerusalem." The word "condemn" is rarely used when criticizing close allies. PERO YA SE SABE QUE BIDEN ES UN BOCAZA The Israeli announcement came before a dinner meeting between Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and after Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to hold indirect talks. Israel's Interior Ministry said the decision on new construction "was determined in advance LO CUAL NO LA EXIME DE LA CONDENA and there is no connection to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Israel." LAHAY, INEVITABLEMENTE, SEA UN DESLIZ VOCAL, SEA UN MENSAJE Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said the Israeli announcement was "damaging" and posed a "great challenge" (AP) to restarting peace talks. Analysis:
On Foreign Policy, Bernard Avishai says despite Netanyahu's boasts about Palestinian economic growth, little has been done to boost the private sector, a key aspect of the peace process.
The Economist writes that the Israeli government had been using the peace talk hiatus to intensify its refashioning of East Jerusalem, which the Palestinians see as their future capital.
In Foreign Affairs, Ehud Yaari says rather than pursuing a final-status deal now, Israel and the Palestinian Authority should agree to establish a Palestinian state within temporary armistice boundaries. |  |
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