The US gave Netanyahu an ultimatum against the expansion of settlement construction
The US gave Netanyahu an ultimatum against the expansion of settlement construction According to senior-level Israeli officials, the US Administration passed on a threatening message to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, according to which if Israel were to approve an expansion of settlement construction in the West Bank, the US would not veto a UN Security Council proposal that deems Israeli settlements are illegal.
Oct 06, 2015, 09:38PM | Tom Dolev
US ultimatum against settlement construction. Archives Photo Credit: Reuters / Channel 2 News
Following the Israeli Security Cabinet meeting that was held last night (Monday), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a series of measures intended to battle the wave of terror in Jerusalem and the West Bank, but strongly opposed the demand that came from Likud and HaBayit HaYehudi MK’s to announce extensive settlement construction. Today, Channel 2 News discovered that the reason for the Israeli Prime Minister’s determined opposition was a stern message he received from Washington that warned from the ramifications of such a move.
According to several senior-level Israeli officials, the White House informed Netanyahu that they were following the Israeli Security Cabinet’s decisions and warned that if Israel were to approve an expansion of construction in the West Bank, the US would refrain from vetoing the French proposal at the UN Security Council, which determines that Israeli settlements are illegal.
Disagreements. Bennett and Netnayahu Photo Credit: Mariam Alster, Flash 90 / Channel 2 News
“We will not put the international support at stake for some announcement of construction or expansion of construction in Itamar,” stated one of the officials. Netanyahu told the HaBayit HaYehudi ministers that such an announcement could constitute an unnecessary entanglement that could in fact harm the settlers. In closed discussions, Netanyahu stated that “a realistic political solution is necessary and not the actions of a group of high school kids. One does not build political moves with tweets.”
This morning, Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Ya’alon visited the scene of the terror attack in which the couple Eitam and Naama Henkin were murdered last week. Netanyahu addressed, amongst other issues, the Israeli right’s criticism of the government’s conduct. “The IDF is doing things more forcefully and there is no question of backing or support, which are being given generously,” he stated. “Responsibility is required of public leaders, including in the settlements – or perhaps first and foremost in the settlements – to act responsibly and not with belligerence.”
Netanyahu, Ya’alon and Eizenkot during their tour Photo Credit: Amos Ben Gershom, GPO / Channel 2 News
Netanyahu’s statement was strengthened by Defense Minister Ya’alon, who stressed that the Israeli security system is operating constantly in order to thwart terrorism in the West Bank. “We are determined that the steps won’t be little to crush this wave of terrorism also regarding officials that incite and the terrorists themselves,” he stated. “To our sorrow in recent days, the IDF, Police, and Border Police were forced to deal with Jewish violence. We call on ministers, MKs, and heads of authorities to stop inflaming and spreading slogans.”
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WarSclerotic 
October 6, 2015 at 9:27 PM
After leaking secret info from Israel to the world, is this blackmail by the black hand not surprising .
October 7, 2015 at 4:12 PM
US denies ultimatum over West Bank settlements
http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-denies-ultimatum-over-west-bank-settlements/
Hmmm…. – LS
October 7, 2015 at 4:24 PM
We are currently reevaluating our approach but it doesn’t mean that we’ve made a decision regarding changing our position at the UN,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said during a briefing at the time, responding to reports that the US was considering lifting its veto on UN Security Council resolutions on Palestinian statehood.
Typical !