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| Palestinians say Israel trying to embarrass US |
| 2010-05-10 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Israel is trying to embarrass and challenge the United States by denying it has given a commitment to freeze an east Jerusalem construction project, an adviser to the Palestinian leader said on Sunday. "The Israeli statement is an attempt to embarrass or challenge the U.S. administration," Nimr Hammad, an aide to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, told AFP. An Israeli official on Sunday denied the Jewish state has agreed to halt a controversial east Jerusalem construction project ahead of the launch of U.S.-brokered indirect talks with the Palestinians. Announcing the long-delayed start of indirect peace talks on Sunday, U.S. State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said Israel had agreed to freeze the Ramat Shlomo housing project for a period of two years. Proximity talks were originally due to start in March but the Palestinians pulled out after Israel publicized plans to build the 1,600 home Ramat Shlomo project in annexed east Jerusalem. The Palestinians only agreed to consider fresh talks after receiving U.S. assurances that the Jerusalem settlement expansion plan would be frozen. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 What the guys above me said. Bambi needs NO help embarrassing the U.S. - that's the only "good" job he's doing. >:-( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-05-10 14:40 |
| #2 We don't need no stinkin' Palestinian help. We are doing a fine job on our own, thank you very much |
| Posted by: Kelly 2010-05-10 10:55 |
| #1 Alternate headline "Israel trying to steal Obama's job!" |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-05-10 00:41 |