Just What IS US Policy on Israeli Settlements?

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Israeli settlement in the Judean hills outside Jerusalem

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Dr. Dore Gold, a foreign policy advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, outlines US policy on Israeli settlements.  His main points are 

1.    The Obama administration is demanding additional Israeli concessions beyond the 1993 Oslo Accords.

2.    Current settlement activity no longer diminishes Palestinian territory.

3.    The Gaza disengagement of 2005 proves that a settler presence does not undermine future territorial compromise.

4.    Does the Obama administration reject defensible borders and settlement blocs and expect Israel to return to the 1967 borders?

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