Why announce the building? Why not just quietly build??

there is no such thing as quietly building when you have big brother and google looking over your shoulder.

You are so wrong. do you really think that all Israelis who live in Judea and Samaria are religious extremists? Yes, some are, but so are plenty who live within the green line. haredim are gradually being drafterd - that's not going to happen all in one go, either. People leave the country because they have no love of the country and think they will be better off and safer in America or Europe. maybe some will, but plenty won't. And I say all that as a secular mother of married kids living in the centre who can't afford to buy, even though they work hard.

The Israeli and Palestinian negotiating Teams should have a secondary track of negotiating of a Constitution for a Binational State. If the two state solution fails to materialize the one state solution should be ready and waiting, This way the referendums could be a choice of either"A" or "B" option. These are the only two choices be ready for one or the other.

Many many secular residents in Yehuda and Shomron. Maybe it's their Zionism and ideals that you and those like you, hate so much. Think outside the box if you dare. The young couples from central Israel can buy apartments there, and then we'll build more. What stupid people not to buy in their own country. Warped mindset stuck in self hate mode.

When the Serbs tried "racial cleansing" they were stopped and their leaders brought to trial at The Hague.

..wherever in their own country. The pals should stop complaining and move to the land which is specially created for the followers of the islamic cult, the land of Jordan, east of the river Jordan, east of the Dead Sea. Then, when they arrives there, they are expected to start an arabic spring (and I will start smiling :-)). And after the arabic spring has lasted for some years, it will look like no new pals had entered the country. Even Islamic countries will not stop the spring, why bother, look to Syria, other islamic countries do not care, then why should we ?? :-) Islamic people, worriers and terrorists, wants to be martyrs of the cult, and we should expect there are a lot of happy people in Syria... But we, the western civilized people, have difficulty to understand this side of islam, that this martyr-hoax actually is one evil side of islam which they have to suffer from.

simple mind!! Taste those two words, and you are going to be minute enlighted,,, understanding more of yourself...the rest is outside your reach... Compering you to Ehud Barak is completely wrong. Ehud Barak had the ability (like most intelligent people..) to understand idiots. He actually would have understood you because of his excellent capacity. The other side is obvious easier to be caught into..

No. You are not wrong. Lapid is interested exclusively in Lapid. Of course, the Israeli people have a broader range of interests. Those interests include building affordable homes for Israelis. That, of course, is the least of Lapid's interests, because it doesn't promote him. Lapid is an ego on steroids. His sheen is rapidly diminishing as the Israeli people realize just what he is. If elections were held tomorrow, Lapid might get three seats -- depending on the size of his family.

Bravo! Well said.

So how come they don't build any more apartments for Jews in Hebron or Shechem? The Tsiyonim are full of hot air, but they cave into the EU and US every time.

It is not Obamas, Kerrys or somebody elses business, if you build or not in your own country. The land is yours. Build Israel build.