NOT A NEW SETTLEMENT

Israeli Plan Draws U.S. Criticism; Israel: "This is Not a New Settlement" - Barry Schweid
An Israeli plan to construct 30 new homes in Maskiot in the Jordan Valley for families evacuated from uprooted Gaza Strip settlements has been questioned by the U.S. State Department. But David Siegel, spokesman for the Israeli Embassy in Washington, said "the settlement is not a new one." It was legally established in 1982, housed an army unit and a school, and has had civilians living there for several years. The plan is to build within the confines of the existing settlement, he said. (AP/Washington Post/Ha'aretz)

OF COURSE, ISRAEL'S "PROMISE" NOT TO BUILD NEW SETTLEMENTS WAS PART OF THE DEFUNCT ROADMAP AND CONTINGENT ON PALESTINIAN FULFILLMENT OF ITS PROMISES TO CEASE INCITING AND PERPETRATING TERROR.