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US, Israel at odds over settlements
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With the break-up of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I, the League of Nations and the occupying powers chose to redraw the borders of the Middle East. The ensuing decisions, most notably the Sykes–Picot Agreement gave birth to the French Mandate of Syria and British Mandate of Palestine. More than 76% of the British Mandate of Palestine was east of the Jordan river and was known as "Transjordan".
The country was called "Transjordan", under British supervision until after World War II. In 1946, the British requested that the United Nations approve an end to British Mandate rule in Transjordan. Following this approval, the Transjordanian Parliament proclaimed King Abdullah as the first ruler of the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan. Abdullah I continued to rule until a Palestinian Arab assassinated him in 1951 as he was departing from the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
These settlements are wiping Palestine off the map...
Until settlements are stopped and borders are resolved, Israel's existence is eating away at Palestine's future. Can you walk a mile in those shoes?
Let the settlements continue? The "one state solution", that these settlers are blindly pushing Israel into, is a bi-national state with an Arab majority. Obama's support for a two state solution is absolutely pro-Israel, he just can't appease the settlers. The "facts on the ground" are not assets for Israel to keep, they are evidence of Israel's criminal behavior.
What Israel had fail to consider was that international recognition of Palestine, including borders, does not require Israel's approval. Palestine needs to negotiate legitimacy with the international community where 1967 borders, including east Jerusalem are widely recognized as having been promised to Palestine.