I guarantee you that the International community ,the u.SUN,EU will all cry that this endangers their counterfeit peace scam because cutting Israel in pieces is their primary agenda,not peace. That is why Hamas is not a threat to their 'so called peace nor Hizbollah or Assad's genocide in Syria.

There is no other nation, then the Jewish, who has more right and the prophetic duty to return, own and repopulate the WB-the cradle of our history...We know, that the outrage of our enemies and even the so-called friends will follow quickly...But what else is new ?! if we can win 6 wars waiged on us and endless terror attacks against us, we can surely win the war for Peace ! Kol Hacavod, Interior Miistry ! Get started right away !

Isn't it funny, Israel building in a settlement that...everybody concedes... will be part of Israel in any final peace arrangement should cause any problems is laughably bias, isn't it ? The one thing BOTH sides (the Pals and Israel) have agreed on, for years, that Ariel will be part of Israel when the deal is done. Now some might say why do it? I say why not!!! Israel certainly doesn't need anybodies permission to build on their land. The fact that this has become a Pallywood moment, is so typical. The Headline should read, or at least the article should state up front...in the first paragraph...that Israel is building on land that both the Palestinians and Israel agree will be part of Israel in any and all peace plans that are being considered. The omission of this should bother you. Instead somebody with little knowledge of the situation comes away thinking Israel is building on land that is disputed. When nothing can be further from the truth. Even Jimmy Carter, the most bias anti-Israel guy on the planet, acknowledges this fact, the settlement is going to Israel in all peace deals. i ASK ALL WHO READ THIS, LOOK IT UP FOR YOURSELVES. Don't believe me, please!!!! Then you'll see I'm 100% correct.

and growing industry and agriculture in the area would need many more residences, plus . schools,stores, parks etc. As land prices there are, I assume ,less expensive, yet close to center -would building more also help make more affordable residences ?/ 277 units seems way to little for that growing area

The only thing outrageous is that it is only 2,700 homes. Ariel will always be an integral part of Israel.

Whose land is the whole of the west bank anyways? It is ancentral jewish judea and samaria. There was never any palestine people;rather they can to to the philistine homeland of gaza or return to the surrounding arab countries from whence they come. The US has some nerve to tell israel where it cannot build. Why do you think obama would bow to king of saudi arabia. That tells you the whole story. Now I address to the idf and all israeli leaders: Jews have to be control the keys ot their own home-no dependence on the eu, USA, europe and russian can substitute for jewish control and defence of the homeland. Livni is 1000% wrong to overdepend on the international community as it did 6 million no good as they rotted to death. If you want 2 states according to livni, then jews pack up and go to america, canada and australia. Finally as concerns the second lebanon war, amnon eshel called it right saying general hirsh was out of his element and didn't know what was going on. Yet halutz and adam berated eshel for insubordinatio. Halutz was a good fighter pilot and that's it. Like olmert, he was an ignoramus about ground war and strategy and adam is not for behind him rushing into battle. Yoiu attack when you are ready, with a good strategy, and backup and overwhelming force not dribbling few idf soldiers into hezbollah gunsights and then caling a halt. And with all of this, livni welcomes halutz into kadima, a failed general by winograd, yaalon and dagan no less, Am I missing something here or what? Boy,t he jews are not the chosen people, no way no how, not with these dumbbells around. Its no shame to say that hezbollah is the toughest guerilla army in the world and n o one has done well against them. One should calmily assess their weaknesses and get a strategy going that does not involve stupid halutzisms and navirisms like chang the consiciousness of hezbollah or alter their perception or breatk their momentum or o ther such bullsht. asphixiate hezbollah in their bunkers, and capture all key towns south of litani and kill and capture as many hezbollah as possible.Empty out the mosques since that is where lots of hez are hiding.

Clinton supported Barak's demand to keep the settlement blocks. Bush put in writing that he would support Sharon's desire to keep the settlement blocks. Even Bibi managed to get Obama to put in writing his support for Israel holding onto the settlement blocks. Both Arafat & Abbas have always agreed in principle Israell could keep them. This isn't building a new settlement its natural expansion of an existing CITY and considering there is a need for affordable housing right now the more Bibi homes builds the better. Har Homa, Ariel the US can go to hell because they have never been up for grabs even at the height of the peace process. Now I just hope Bibi doesn't cave into US pressure and say whilst its all approved on paper the plan wi.ll be suspended for now. Sharon, Olmert, Bibi they all used that tactic before when they came under US pressure. BUILD BIBI BUILD

they are acting at the direction of our muslum president who will not be re-elected B"H.

sacred Jewish BIBLICAL homeland of Judea and Samaria and the eternal Jewish capital of Jerusalem? Stop the Arab Muslim occupation of the Holy Land!

In US they would be finished in less than 12 months. What takes so long to build there ??

Will somebody tell this state department so called idiotic official Kurt Hoyer to go to HELL .Why does he not go a side with the Syrians They are doing a wonderful job by telling these foolish untruthful false state dept. to get stuffed and not to interfere with Syrian workings.

It was also unacceptable to G-D hater Hitler and his vile Nazis that Jews lived in Europe. It is an extremely dangerous time for Jews when the U.S. Europe, the UK and other nations believe it is unacceptable for Jews to live in the BIBLICAL JEWISH homeland. May G-D protect Jews from rabid Jew-haters.

netanyaho must tell obama to take a hike.

so ? what's your point? if you are afraid of Israel angering the world consider this. Israel angers the world merely by her existence and everyone of israel's many successes make the world angrier. If you are a coward or an apologist, you need not be a Jew. Perhaps you can hide from the world, though not from yourself.

These are becoming rather predictable and part of a pattern. Its condemnations of Israelis building housing for Jews has become tiresome. But do we hear equally-throated condemnations of what Israel's enemies do that are contrary to US desires? We do not. We don't for example, hear comparable condemnations for Palestinians honoring terrorists, or providing salaries to terrorist prisoners from the US-funded budget, or its moves in the UN, or its intent to make Palestine "judenrein". Nor do we hear condemnations when Egypt puts its treaty with Israel at risk. Or when Turkey aids militants intent on running a legal naval blockade. We only hear Clinton - not Obama - when Syria guns down her own people.

Abbas had his hance at a settlement freeze and he blew it. No one should be fooled, if its not the settlements then abbas will find some excuse to run to the un. I say that if the pa goes to the un there should be condquences. To start no tax transfers, increased settlement building and the end of oslo. And now that US citizens have standing to sue the palestininas in US courts, Israel ought to go out and offer free lawyers to anyone with a cause of action against the PA and start suing them in every court in America. That will keep the terroristis on the front page and ultimately when we get judgements, the power to go after their US based assets. Two can play these games.

Dear delusional Bunnie ,the State Department is the U.S. Government. They even speak the same language, English and Hillary is a 100% AMERICAN Government official and politician. How did you get so silly and naive ? The last time I drove by the State Department was part of the U.S. Government in Washington D.C. IT IS THE ARM,LEG,HEAD OF IT'S FOREIGN POLICY AND AGENDA !

First, every negotiation with the "Palestinians" has always put Ariel in the hands of Israel. Second, the "Palestinians" have signed several agreements allowing for "natural growth" of existing settlements. So when the "Palestinians" themselves agree to something, then voice to the world they are upset when their offer is taken up by the other party, why does anyone give them the time of day? They're under-handed and double-faced.

It is not an isolated community. It is a big city, only 15 miles from the Green Line.

Now, if they could only build all these housing units WITHOUT using "palestinian" labor. Let them look for work in their own country...Jordan.

The United States has not quite managed to extricate itself from Iraq, the Taliban are resurgent in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, all hell has broken loose in Libya, Syria and the Sinai ..... but the United States does manage to find the time to condemn the construction of 277 housing units. My tax dollars at work. I cannot wait for Election Day. I don't really care who will run for the Republican Party -- they will have my vote.

many years ago. I know...I saw it. I was there. Wait...isn't this the year 2018?

It is the Obama administration that intrudes in Israel's internal affairs. Judeo-Christian America and Congress support Israel.

It is Israel's land since ancient time. It does not belong to the Islamist-Jihadists who came from Arabia in the 7th century.

The Americans said, "not helpful." The word condemn was never used. Big difference, sloppy writer...

Clinton also was disappointed about Jews building homes as Bush 1 was before him. The same nonsense excuse to focus only on the State Department was heard as it is now by so many naive Jews or to only blame Obama as you have done. When Bush was calling for a halt to building and pushed Sharon to make Gaza Judenrein naive Jews were blaming HIS,HIS,HIS Secretary Rice. When are gullible Jews going to wake up and figure out that your america is Israel's greatest threat by way of the no peace but Israel in pieces process ?

I've been to Ariel last year. It's good to hear Israel claims the land given by God to Abraham and his descendants, the people of Israel. Israel has the right to build as many housing units as needed because it's their land.

"Not helpful" is U.S. State Department-speak for condemnation.

It is obvious the Obama regime will find any excuse to condemn Israel. Israeli elections matter. Israel is voting consistently to be governed by patriotic governments. Likud's Constitution clearly demands the full settlement of our ancestral heartland of Judea and Samaria. This is what the vast majority of Israelis vote for. Let us rise up and demand unrestricted Jewish building in Judea and Samaria. This is our land. Period.

You are a champ and fervently desirous of annexation - as am I. I pray daily that we will have a strong enough real gutsy government to make such a move. It seems to me that the leadership here is still far from willing to accomplish such a task. I just do not want any disappointments.