Israeli Settlement Deal Closer: ; Netanyahu Effort to Placate Hard-Liners the Latest Stumbling Block
Charleston Daily Mail › October 08, 2010
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JERUSALEM - In the clearest sign that a deal may be emerging to keep the troubled U.S. Mideast peace push alive, a top Palestinian official said Thursday that his side would accept an American proposal for Israel to curtail settlement construction for two months.
Israel indicated it, too, was edging toward a compromise. The country's ambassador to Washington confirmed for the first time that the U.S. is offering "incentives" for Israel to extend a just- expired settlement slowdown. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also came out in favor of a contentious new loyalty oath in what appeared to be an attempt to placate hard-liners opposed to further concessions on the settlements.See the full content of this document
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Israeli Settlement Deal Closer: ; Netanyahu Effort to Placate Hard-Liners the Latest Stumbling Block
The settlement issue has threatened to derail peace talks just a month after they were launched at the White House.
The Palestinians have threatened to walk away from the talks if Israel resumes settlement construction on lands claimed by the Palestinians for a future state...See the full content of this document
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