State Department Spokesman: U.S. Demands ...

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

State Department Spokesman: U.S. demands cease on construction in Ramat Eshkol and French Hill?

Ian Kelly State Department Spokesman
Daily Press Briefing
Washington, DC
June 22, 2009
TRANSCRIPT:
1:57 p.m. EDT
www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2009/125229.htm

QUESTION: On Israel, I was wondering what your reaction is to the new
Israeli budget that puts tens of millions of dollars for new construction in
Ma'ale Adummim in the West Bank and Har Homa in Jerusalem.

MR. KELLY: I'll see if I can get you more information on that.

QUESTION: Okay. And then just to clarify --

MR. KELLY: Yeah.

QUESTION: When you're talking about no natural growth in settlements --

MR. KELLY: Yeah.

QUESTION: -- does that include any Jerusalem neighborhoods that are over the
green line?

MR. KELLY: That - we call for a cease to all settlement activity.

QUESTION: Including Jerusalem --

QUESTION: (Inaudible.)

QUESTION: Including Jerusalem in that?

MR. KELLY: We're talking about all settlement activity, yeah, in the area
across the line.

QUESTION: Thank you.

(The briefing was concluded at 2:26 p.m.)