Netanyahu refuses to give up any settlements

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he will not give up any settlements in an agreement, as they are considered an integral part of the Israeli State and that he disagrees about the annexation of the West Bank stating that “ I don't want to control 1.5-2 million Palestinians and neither do most Israelis.”Netanyahu was addressed during a session with the Right-wing MKs about the latest developments, especially the peace talks with the Palestinians during the latest meeting with the US Secretary of State John Kerry in his last visit to the Middle East.Netanyahu confessed that the negotiations have entered a critical stage, adding that difficult decisions might be taken at any moment.Netanyahu said that he doesn’t want a bilateral state nor an Iranian, stressing that he will reject any proposal of giving Palestinians an Israeli ID, according to the Land swap plan that was proposed during negotiations.In a related context, this Monday Israel has approved the construction of 272 new settler units in the occupied West Bank.The Israeli Civil Authorization has authorized the construction of 250 new settler units which will be built within the Ofra settlement and 22 settler units that will be built in Karnei Shomron in the West Bank.Anti-settlement group Peace Now criticized Israel's latest move, saying Tel Aviv had the option of suspending settlement plans and giving the so-called peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinian Authority (PA) a chance, but instead chose to push ahead with the expansion of settlements, Jerusalem Post reported.This latest announcement regarding the new settlement construction plans, came shortly after US Secretary of State John Kerry concluded his Middle East tour on Monday in an attempt to advance the peace talks.