More settlement building and an even more hardline Israeli policy toward the Palestinians could be on the way.
and the rise of a Jewish supremacist party in Tuesday's Israeli elections could lead to an even more hardline Israeli policy toward the Palestinians and a significant increase in settlement building in the occupied West Bank.The Palestinian Authority will wait to see the formation and policy of the new Israeli government before deciding how to react, Hussein al-Sheikh, the secretary-general of the PLO executive committee and minister for civilian affairs, told me.
The vast majority of the members in Netanyahu’s coalition are opposed to a two-state solution, support the annexation of the West Bank, pushed for building more settlements, and called for a stronger response by the Israeli forces against attacks by armed Palestinians.
Al-Sheikh said when Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Yael Lempert, the principal deputy assistant U.S. secretary of state for Near East affairs, yesterday, the issue of the Israeli election barely came up.saw a rise of extreme right-wing politicians who “don’t see the Palestinians, want to continue the occupation, the settlements and the escalation."Al-Sheikh said the Palestinian Authority wants to see if there is a partner in Israel that is willing to resume peace talks.
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