President Barack Obama Calls Israeli Decision to Approve Settlement Construction in East Jerusalem “Dangerous”

U.S. President Barack Obama has called the recent Israeli decision to move forward with construction in East Jerusalem “dangerous,” saying the move could further hamper peace talks with Palestinians and lead to more violence in the region.

Israel has said they approved the construction of 900 housing units in Gilo based on their contention that the settlement is part of their capital city of Jerusalem. Israelis have refused to accept the belief that East Jerusalem is occupied territory and as such they have shown no willingness to halt construction.

As part of international law it is illegal to build settlements on occupied territory and because Gilo is on land seized in 1967 many in the international community believe Israel is acting against international  law. Israel’s decision to move forward with the construction has also hurt any chance of further peace talks with Palestinians as one of their provisions is the end of settlement building in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Obama spoke specifically about that issue in an interview with Fox News saying, “I think that additional settlement building does not contribute to Israel's security, I think it makes it harder for them to make peace with their neighbors.”

While Obama has called for a freeze to any construction at Gilo that plea has been ignored by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has consistently said it was within his country’s rights to build on land in Jerusalem.

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