Israel rebuffs U.S. call for total settlement freeze

Israel will press ahead with housing construction in its West Bank settlements despite a surprisingly blunt demand from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that all such building stop, an Israeli official said Thursday. Full Story »

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Patricia Blochowiak
3.2
by Patricia Blochowiak - May. 28, 2009

Rather superficial story about the Israeli excuses for continued settlement expansion in the West Bank and U.S. responses. Minimal mention of the Palestinian side of the question. Accurate, but not much beyond.

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