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Israel's UN Envoy: Israeli West Bank Communities Are Not an Impediment to Peace
Daniel Edelson (Ynet News) Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan told the UN Security Council on June 27 that building permits in Israeli West Bank communities are "not an impediment to peace." He emphasized that home construction in existing Israeli communities is "not an inflammatory step." "Judea and Samaria is the heartland of the Jewish people. We are called 'Jews' because we are from Judea. It was the home of our forefathers. It is an integral part of our heritage and who we are. Despite it constantly being referred to here as the 'occupied Palestinian territories,' the land has never been sovereign territory of any Palestinian entity. The Jewish people can't be occupiers in our homeland." Erdan stated that Israeli communities constitute "less than two percent of the entire area....Israelis living in Judea and Samaria are human beings who deserve basic needs such as infrastructure and housing. The building there will not stop." "Did you expect us to simply surrender to all Palestinian demands? To turn the hills of Judea and Samaria into terror rocket launch pads overlooking Israeli cities, just like what happened in Gaza?" "Palestinian terror attacks have been relentless regardless of Israel's various governments. Right-wing, left-wing, centrist - it makes no difference to the Palestinians. Palestinian incitement persistsand, as a result, Palestinian terror persists." "The narrative of a 'cycle of violence' is "completely false. There is no such thing. Terrorists are murdering Israelis as a result of poisonous Palestinian incitement, and Israel is taking actions to defend itself. There is no 'cycle.'"