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Netanyahu may stop building in West Bank

Tajikistan News.Net
Monday 23rd November, 2009

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is hoping to relaunch stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks by convincing his cabinet to freeze West Bank settlement construction for ten months.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is hoping to relaunch stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks by convincing his cabinet to freeze West Bank settlement construction for ten months.

Israeli officials in Jerusalem have said the move would not halt construction in East Jerusalem but would commit to some limitations and restrictions on settlement building.

The Palestinian Authority, which has refused to engage in peace talks until Israel stops its building push, has not yet responded, but it is believed the Obama administration has been updated on the plans.

The United States has been demanding a settlement freeze for over twelve months.

But the US may not agree to the Israeli position on the exclusion from the freeze of East Jerusalem, which the Palestinians had hoped to make the capital of a future state
 

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Comments on this story

Neale
11-23-09, 07:52 PM

Netanyahu may call a halt to settlements

He was ordered by Obama but will lose his job for failing to keep his promise to Israelis.

Anonymous
11-23-09, 09:13 PM

Obama may beg ,plead,or even threaten Israel but in the end they will not agree to anything that leaves them at the mercy of the nations that desire to destroy them.Israel will defend it’s self.

eric lee
11-24-09, 07:23 AM

time to re -organise

first and foremost...palestine must unite themselves and be one on all the issue...how could you get your country if your people are dived on everything...i believe israel is serious about peace if the other side are seriuos.

Anonymous
11-24-09, 10:31 AM

First and foremost,,,,It is not their country and no they cannot take it from Israel.

Anonymous
11-25-09, 12:29 AM

First and foremost

Sorry but the people that live in palistine have beens there ever since the jews left.. and who is to say that the people claiming they are jews are really descendants of the original jews that left? how many


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