“Last week several Israeli officials claimed that settlement construction had been effectively frozen by the government as a gesture to the US. Most of the officials expressed annoyance at the freeze and promised it wouldn’t last long, though it still led President Obama to praise them.
But despite public outrage from the Israeli right, which has condemned the pause as a betrayal of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s camapign promises, settlement watchdog Peace Now issued a report today noting that the construction is continuing and there is absolutely no sign of any freeze being underway.” (Read more from antiwar.com)