We don't dictate to washington if they are allowd to build in Washington they should have the courtesy of not telling us where to build.

Time for Jews to settle erets Israel. J'lem's natural growth is 3fold the national average and housing is literary prohibitive. Way to go! Homes for Jerusalemites and not luxurious projects for the rich from Northamerica or Western Europ. Besides the location is ecologically wise. Building to the West would only deplete the Jerusalem forest, the world heritage agricultural terraces and add up to the already tight transportation grid. Coming from TA. "global dispute" As Jews our presence in Europe was disputed, in Arab contries was disputed and now South America is disputed. Yeah world, who needs to hear more antisemitism?

is racism, anti-Jewish racism. And no matter who is promoting it, including the Trio of Obama-Clinton-Mitchel who claim to be "liberal" and "progressive". Telling Jews not to reside in certain neighborhoods of their capital city, to refrain from dwelling in villages and towns of their ancestral homeland is RACISM. We, Jews, have known racism for centuries and we shall not permit its existence in our own homeland.

israel will built in palestinian land, IT'S OK palestinians will built their county in their land IT'S UNILATERAL "WRONG" DECISION it's israel, where wrongs are rights .... it's jewish heroes method moral jewish :same things, right for jews wrong for goims

Ahahah. Washington can build where they want because it's property of the United States. Gilo is built on Palestinian property. And I wouldn't push the U.S with that kind of attitude. Next thing you know, they would take that as an insult and CUT OFF all aid with Israel until they smarten up(which wouldn't be long seeing as how dependant Israel is on the U.S).

I have been to Gilo many, many times. There is simply no way that Gilo will ever be anything other than a Jewish city. This is plainly evident by spending time there. Any suggestion that Gilo can somehow be turned into an Arab city is just as ludicrious as suggestions that Rammallah can become a Jewish city.

in a particular neighborhood only because they are Jewish. This used to be the case in America until the 1950s and 1960s. It is over in America. It will not return through the back door in Jerusalem, the capital city of the Jewish people.

Its in Jerusalem and Jerusalem is the capital of Israel not the US. Obama wasn't elected to be president of Israel so time for him to stop butting into issues that do not concern him. BUILD BUILD BUILD

they're there now sure but doesn't mean the world recognizes their war crimes in palestine!!!! they will be removed, besides they are legit targets for attacks.

Return settlements for terror.

Do you people actually want peace in Israel? Stop being such radical zionists and try to see the big picture. Palestinians are not going to even talk to Israel if this ridiculous settlement building continues. Peace is about compromise from BOTH sides. I am Jewish and I support Israel, but in a logical way. If Israel wants to continue and to grow it needs peace first. Palestinians are people too, with the same inalienable rights as Israelis.

AND THE FIRST ONE SHOULD BE #13..wissham , the illegal ALIEN..... GO BACK TO LEBANON, SYRIA, EGYPT..........................YOU GUYS JUST WANT IT ALL. YOU GOT SO MANY ARAB COUNTRIES, SO MUCH LAND, MUCH OF THIS LAND WAS CONQUERED ILLEGALY OF COURSE. THE COLONIAL POWERS ALSO HANDED LANDS OVER TO THE ARABS , ALSO NOT LEGAL. ............. THIS MEANS THAT MOST OF THE ARAB COUNTRIES LANDS TODAY ARE REALLY NOT THEIR LEGAL PROPERTY, BUT CONQUERED LANDS, AND HAND-OUTS BY BRITAIN, FRANCE ETC. THEREFORE SOME OF THESE ARAB COUNTRIES ARE ALSO ON DISPUTED LANDS AND NO BUILDING SHOULD BE ALLOWED HERE AND THESE LANDS SHOULD BE EVACUATED.....................DISMANTLE THEM AND HAVE ONLY .......ONLY "ONE UNITED" ARAB COUNTRY, NOT DOZENS OF THEM.

They actually called Gilo a "settlement"? Indeed, this is an unthinkable misnomer. Gilo is an integral part of Jewish Jerusalem, for all practical purposes. Good for CNN to correct their mistake.

"We don't dictate to washington if they are allowd to build in Washington they should have the courtesy of not telling us where to build. " Well, you dictate to Washington on other matters. Let me refresh your memory. In January of 2009 when Condoleeza Rice drafted the UN resolution calling for a ceasefire, she ended up voting against it because of Israel's dictating. Israel wanted to continue the violence and terror against the people of Gaza. Or in 2001, when Bush asked Sharon to accept the two-state solution, Sharon said he would never accept such a thing. Sharon was therefore dictating to the United States. By, the way, it's okay for them to build in Washington because Washington is not identified by World Court advisory opinions and UN resolutions as "OCCUPIED TERRITORY," unlike the West Bank and Gaza. So, they are free to build. Learn to follow the rules, and then maybe you wouldnt have so many enemies.

"is racism, anti-Jewish racism. And no matter who is promoting it, including the Trio of Obama-Clinton-Mitchel who claim to be "liberal" and "progressive". " If settling illegally on internationally-identified occupied territory is "racism, anti-jewish racism" to you, then something must be horribly wrong with you. If you want to settle inside the West Bank, then you so so LEGALLY, buddy, just like in every modern recognized state. If not, get lost. "Telling Jews not to reside in certain neighborhoods of their capital city, to refrain from dwelling in villages and towns of their ancestral homeland is RACISM. " One a half million Palestinians were kicked out of their homes in 1948 due to Ashkenazim zionist settlers kicking them out and forcing them to live as refugees in neighboring states. Is that also racism to you? or is racism only directed at Jews?

THIS ALE, ITALIA IS DECEPTIVE AND ARROGANT AND RASCIST NO QUESTION. AFTER ALL HIS ROMAN ANCESTORS DID CONQUER MUCH OF THE WORLD, ...........AND PLUNDER AND MURDER JEWS IN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT THIS FACT. THE ITALIAN HISTORY BOOKS AS WELL AS THE WORLD' HISTORY SHOWS THIS QUITE CLEARLY...... THE ROMANS THEMSELVES BOASTED ABOUT CONQUERING JERUSALEM AND ISRAEL. THE ROMANS DOCUMENTED ALL OF THIS AND BOASTED OF DESTROYING THE JEWS JERUSALEM ISRAEL, ...... ROMAN'S CONQUERING , MURDERING, ENSLAVING JEWS FROM JERUSALEM ISRAEL IS HAILED AS A PROUD ACHIEVMENT BY THE ROMANS. THEY DOCUMENTED THESE EVENTS AND IT'S FOR ALL TO SEE IN THE HISTORY THAT THE ROMANS THEMSELVES ................THEY BOAST ABOUT THIS IN THEIR HISTORY BOOKS AND ARCHIVES. BUT ALE, ITALIA....... MUST HAVE MISSED THIS FACTS........... ALE IS BASICALLY CALLING HIS ROMAN ANCESTORS................ LIARS, AND HE ALSO REFUTES HIS OWN " ITALIA" HISTORY.

What a sick mindset! According to many Palestinians, neighbors with whom they have territorial disputes are considered "legitimate targets" and lose their human rights.

NEW YORK LONDON, PARIS, ROME, BERLIN, SWEDEN, NORWAY, BEJING, MOSCOW ............THE LIST IS ENDLESS..................WERE THEY NOT ALL SETTLED AT SOME TIME.......THEN THESE CAN ALL BE QUALIFIED AS SETTLEMENTS.

anywhere. Asking us, Jews, to refrain from living in parts of our homeland - not yours!!! - is a form of insolence and we shall not allow for it.

I LIKE YOUR STYLE!

How many times must we offer the Palestinians concessions. Have they once said they will recognize the Jewish state in a peace agreement. Of course not. Because they have no intentions of doing this. What are they willing to offer us. It's always the Jews that have to beg for our right to exist. The Jewish people can come together when they have to make a decision as in ceding Gaza, a big mistake bringing terrorists closer to Israels borders. But, arabs do not speak with one voice. who will thay make peace with when Abbas retires and the next government refuses to recognize Israel. And last, When Olmert left office he offered almost 98% of captured territory and they turned it down. They never counter offered. Irv/ USA

toward them...? Being black doesn't make one anti-racist if you promote a policy of racism against another group of people, Jews in this case.

It's really a shame that US Adminstration wants to give orders to the independent state of Israel where to construct or not to construct housings in its capital -Jerusalem, including capital's suburb Gilo! Why USA does not intervene in the same manner with Arabs, i.e. to stop their illegal constructions in their Jerusalem quarters (and elswhere in Israel or in PA territories)? We should not tolerate and accept double American standards in treating Jews vis-a-vis Arabs in the region!

are you for real? Your arguments are totally irrelevant. Rome was settled by whom? Paris? Sweden? History was never your strong point, wasn't it? As for this latest settlement craze: Israel does not want peace- it wants confrontation. Jews fighting back? keyword fighting- and it will go on for a long time with this attitude.

YOU ARE A RASCIST NO QUESTION HERE ! DIREGARDING HISTORY JUST TO GET IN YOUR ANTI-ISRAEL HATRED. LAURA STATES THIS REGARDING ME ............. " are you for real? Your arguments are totally irrelevant. Rome was settled by whom? Paris? Sweden? History was never your strong point, wasn't it? YOU JUST ASKED ALL THESE QUESTIONS BUT DID NOT ANSWER THEM. WHAT IS YOUR POINT ? HISTORY WAS NEVER ON YOUR MIND, JUST BLIND HATRED WITH NO FACTS. WE COME AWAY FROM YOUR ARTICLE, WONDERING IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL. AS FOR MYSELF, I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY DEBATED POLITICIANS, NEWSPAPER EDITORS, AND PROFESSIONAL PROPOGANDISTS. THE ABOVE PEOPLE ARE VERY EDUCATED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE AND SOME HAVE ACHIEVED RECOGNITION AND AWARDS FROM THEIR PEERS. TRUTH SEEMS TO BOTHER PEOPLE LIKE YOU LAURA !

Build baby build!