Israeli minister times settlement move to humiliate Kerry
Jan 01, 2014 12:01 pm | Kate
With Kerry in town, minister to expand Jordan Valley settlement
Times of Israel 31 Dec by Raphael Ahren — A top minister is scheduled to
attend a Thursday dedication ceremony for a new Israeli neighborhood in
a Jordan Valley settlement while US Secretary of State John Kerry is to
be in the region, a move that could threaten to further complicate the
ongoing peace process. Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar and other
lawmakers are scheduled to visit the Jordan Valley community of Gitit
and attend a ceremony during which “actual construction… on a new
neighborhood” will take place, according to the organizers. Sa’ar’s move
is liable to embarrass Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kerry, who
is slated to arrive in Israel Wednesday to advance stalling peace talks
by advocating for Israelis and Palestinians to sign on to a proposed
“framework agreement.” A senior Likud minister who ran the Likud’s 2013
election campaign, Sa’ar is billed as patron of an event organized by
the Caucus for Eretz Israel, a Knesset caucus dedicated to fortifying
Israel’s presence in all parts of the West Bank.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/with-kerry-in-town-minister-to-expand-jordan-valley-settlement/
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