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With the winds of war blowing in our region, Housing Minister Uri Ariel pours more oil on the flames by establishing the new “Leshem” settlement on the West Bank. In the inflammatory speech which he delivered on that occasion he shows himself a dangerous extreme right provocateur. This is far from an unexpected development. Ariel's rampage could have been predicted from the moment when the settler cat was placed in charge of the housing cream. Ariel is not a private individual, he the Minister of Housing in the government of Israel. There is not one government which is busy building settlements and spitting in the face of the Palestinians, and a different government which is supposed to negotiate and reach a peace agreement with the same Palestinians. It is the same government, and all its ministers are responsible for Ariel’s acts of provocation. The Prime Minister who appointed Ariel to this key ministerial position is responsible for his actions. Specifically, Finance Minister Yair Lapid is responsible for having formed a political alliance with the settlers’ "Jewish Home Party" and letting Uri Ariel become the Minister of Housing. Obviously, progress toward peace with the Palestinians is incompatible with the presence of the Jewish Home Party in the government. Contact: Adam Keller adam@gush-shalom.org |
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