Netanyahu accepts UN-controlled Jerusalem?

Responding to American criticism of an Israeli housing project in East Jerusalem, the Israeli PM emphasized that Obama had crossed the line. The Americans indeed have no clue that the project in question is located just across the street from Hebrew University and various government offices.

The high-level defense for the housing projects is due to the fact that it is owned by Irwin Moscowitz, a rather rich Jew. Many similar development projects in Arab areas conducted by people less close to Likud have been frozen.

Netanyahu emphasized that Jerusalem must remain united and that both Jews and Arabs should be able to build apartments anywhere in it. Bibi’s position is hypocritical, as the government works hard to prevent Saudi-funded development projects in the city. The only way for Israel to incorporate East Jerusalem Arab neighborhoods would be to surrender them to the UN, along with the Old City. No other option would be acceptable to the Arabs.

Bibi’s rhetoric on united Jerusalem is unsupportable. Even since Rabin the traitor’s pre-Oslo negotiations with the PLO, the Arabs have categorically demanded East Jerusalem. A right-wing Likud government is more likely to divide the city than leftist Kadima: every major capitulation in history (Sinai, Gaza) was signed by a right-wing government. This is easy to comprehend: the leftist opposition supports the right-wing government’s “peace” moves, but a right-wing opposition blocks a leftist government’s peace negotiations.