Vice Premier Moshe Ya’alon told The Jerusalem Post that rather than put on a show by approving construction once, the time had come to resume fulfilling the Likud’s campaign pledge to build up Judea and Samaria.
“Building is not the price tag for murder, For two years, Israel restrained itself more than we thought we would and more than previous governments did. We had said we would allow natural development to enable people in Judea and Samaria to live a normal life. It’s time to return to the policies we promised.”
Ya’alon said policies restraining construction in Judea and Samaria were now in place only due to American sensitivity after the policies had failed to return the Palestinians to the negotiating table. There was no longer any reason to reward the Palestinians for taking no steps in the right direction.
“What happened on Shabbat proves the Palestinians don’t do anything except incite".