The 'Lady' throws a tantrum

EU Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton had about the expected reaction to the news that Israel is going to build 1,600 new homes in its capital city. European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Friday said she "regrets" hearing of Eli Yishai's decision about the Ramat Shlomo construction, saying that such moves threaten the two-state solution.

The EU official said in a statement

Eager beaver reporter says Israel building 1,600 new 'settlements'

An overeager reporter/blogger has reported on a major website (the home of Jeffrey Goldberg) that Israel is going to build 1,600 new 'settlements' (if only... ) under the approval that was given on Thursday. This is going to be a screen cap rather than a cut and paste.

Note the first sentence.

If you look at the link I provided above, you will see that the post itself was also originally

Why Meretz (USA) is with the Golan

On Sunday, I pointed out with some degree of bemusement that Meretz (USA) advocates boycotting products made by Jews in Judea and Samaria and not those made by Jews in the Golan Heights. Here is their rather innovative theory of international relations to explain their actions. The boycott statement did not make explicit reference to goods and services made in settlements in the Golan Heights.