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Netanyahu Vows: To Continue, Never Stop Settlements

Netanyahu Vows: To Continue, Never Stop Settlements
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"Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue "developing" settlements following reports of US pressure ahead of a fresh round of Palestinian prisoner releases due later this month.

Netanyahu Vows: To Continue, Never Stop Settlements "We will not stop, even for a moment, building our country and becoming stronger, and developing... the settlement enterprise," he said in remarks on Wednesday to his rightwing Likud faction, which were broadcast on army radio on Thursday.

This comes as US Secretary of State John Kerry fights for the survival of talks between the Zionist entity and the Palestinian Authority, which were launched in late July but have been severely strained by "Israel's" persistent settlement drive.

Late on Wednesday, the Haaretz news website reported that Kerry and other senior US officials had urged Netanyahu and his cabinet "to exercise maximum restraint in announcing new construction," in tandem with the release on December 29 of 26 veteran Palestinian prisoners..

But in his remarks on Wednesday, Netanyahu appeared to rebuff any pressure from Washington, blaming the absence of any agreement on the Palestinian Authority's refusal to recognize "Israel" as the "Jewish state".

"I know that people keep telling us that there is no peace because of the settlements, because of our presence in "Judaea and Samaria" [West Bank] and it's not true," the "Israeli" premier said.

"There is no peace because of the ongoing opposition to the existence of a national "Jewish" homeland within any borders, and we have the right to a state just like any other people."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team