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| Israeli-US settlement freeze talks hit a dead end |
| 2009-07-02 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Israel held firm once more against a total settlement freeze in defiance of international protocols and past peace agreements as talks on Tuesday between its Defense Minister Ehud Barak and United States envoy George Mitchell appeared to be at an impasse. A public rift between Washington and Tel Aviv was starkly revealed as Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak refused to budge on freezing settlement growth in the West Bank and asserted the Jewish state's right to what it calls "natural growth." The talks came after a meeting scheduled last week between the two was cancelled, in what was seen as an Israeli-U.S. tension. |
| Posted by:Fred |