IT HAS BEGUN: OBAMA SIDES WITH ARABS AND AGAINST ISRAEL ON JERUSALEM

HAARETZ: U.S. 'dismayed' at Israel plan to build 900 homes beyond Green Line

Israel disregards specific U.S. objection, approves plan to expand Jerusalem's Gilo neighborhood.

The White House responded angrily Tuesday to Israel's plan to build 900 new housing units beyond the Green Line in Jerusalem, despite specific objections from the U.S., saying that "we are dismayed."

In a statement, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs voiced the U.S.'s disappointment with "the Jerusalem Planning Committee's decision to move forward on the approval process for the expansion of Gilo in Jerusalem."

The Jerusalem municipal planning committee approved the construction plan Tuesday despite an expose in Israel's Yedioth Aharonot newspaper earlier in the day revealing that the U.S. has specifically objected to the construction outlined in the plan.

"At a time when we are working to relaunch negotiations," the White House spokesman went on to say, "these actions make it more difficult for our efforts to succeed. Neither party should engage in efforts or take actions that could unilaterally pre-empt, or appear to pre-empt, negotiations."

"The U.S. also objects to other Israeli practices in Jerusalem related to housing, including the continuing pattern of evictions and demolitions of Palestinian homes," the statement continued.

"Our position is clear: the status of Jerusalem is a permanent status issue that must be resolved through negotiations between the parties," he added.

State Department Spokesman Ian Kelly also voiced disapproval, saying "we understand the Israeli point of view about Jerusalem but we think all sides right now should refrain from these actions. We're calling on both parties to refrain from action and from rhetoric that would impede this process. It's a challenging time and we need to focus on what's important."

ISRAEL'S POSITION IS CLEAR TOO: JERUSALEM SHALL REMAIN PART OF ISRAEL.

WHILE THE PLO THREATENS UNILATERAL DECLARATION OF AN INDEPENDENT PLO-STATE IN THE WEST BANK - AND LOBBIES THE UN AND THE EU, OBAMA CRITICIZES ISRAEL.

MARK MY WORDS: OBAMA WILL THROW ISRAEL UNDER THE BUS.

(SO WILL CJ OF LGF!).

REPEAT: ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, OBAMA WILL DUMP ISRAEL.

OBAMA HAS MADE IT CLEAR - IN OTHER WAYS - THAT HE EXPECTS ISRAEL TO GIVE BACK HALF OF JERUSALEM:

The US consulate in Jerusalem admitted in August that they view themselves as America’s representative to the “Palestinian” Authority, while the embassy in Tel Aviv is seen as the representative to Israel.

AWFUL.

BBC ARTICLE HERE.