Peres: Settlement construction can't be prevented

At London press conference, vice premier expresses support for continuation of construction in settlements. Israel can't be punished twice, he says, referring to ongoing Qassam fire on Israel and restrictions imposed on settlers

London – Vice Premier Shimon Peres voiced Thursday his support for a continuation of the construction projects in the West Bank settlements.

The settlers' children cannot be stopped from building their homes, Peres added, saying that this issue is one of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's major problems, a problem that preoccupied former Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin, Ehud Barak and Menachem Begin in the past.

Hagit Klaiman
Published: 09.28.06, 14:18