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To: LindyBill who wrote (62521)	8/21/2004 8:04:00 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793843

This is known as "facing reality." I wonder what the 75% of Kerry-voting American Jews are thinking. US supports some growth in West Bank settlements Sat Aug 21, 1:10 PM ET NEW YORK (AFP) - In an unannounced policy shift, Washington has given its approval for growth within some Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a report citing US and Israeli officials said. AFP Photo AFP Slideshow: Mideast Conflict Although US policy and the internationally-backed roadmap for Middle East peace call for a freeze in all settlement activity, the administration of President George W. Bush (news - web sites) now supports construction of new apartments in already built-up areas in some settlements, The New York Times said. The move reflects a decision this week to lend support to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) during a time of political turmoil, an administration official told The Times, describing "a covert policy decision toward accepting natural growth" despite public statements to the contrary. Thursday, White House national security adviser Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites) said Israeli plans to build 1,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank were inconsistent with the roadmap, the Middle East peace plan jointly drafted by the United States, the European Union (news - web sites), the United Nations (news - web sites) and Russia. "We believe that the Israelis should live up to their obligations under the roadmap... And we've been very clear that settlement expansion is not consistent with our understanding under the roadmap," Rice said in a speech at the US Institute of Peace in Washington. Despite such statements, US acceptance of limited settlement activity has been tacit for months, an unnamed Israeli official said. "An Israeli official asserted that for some time, it was understood in Israel and in Washington that settlements could in effect expand vertically, within already dense construction areas, but not in an outer direction, and that the Americans understood this," the paper said.