World Briefing: Israel: Abbas Signals Readiness for Indirect Peace Talks (AP)
Palestine's president, Mahmoud Abbas, has finally publicly announced his eagerness to start negotiating peace with Israel. However, what does Israel do in the midst of all this? They go and build more housing developments in East Jerusalem. One of the main issues in the conflict is the city of Jerusalem; Palestinians want it as their capital, but things are not settled and Israel is continuing to break international law and build on the land anyway. This makes me wonder if Israel even wants peace, because they obviously know that the housing situation is making matters more and more tense with each new building built. I do not believe that Israel has the right to be building on this land before things have been settled. Palestine clearly seems to be ready to work things out, but I think the actions of Israel are speaking louder than its words.
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