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Israel Won't Freeze Settlement Activity

Construction plans stymie peace talks

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 27, 2007 2:04 PM CST

(Newser) – Israel-Palestine negotiations hit a stumbling block today as Israeli PM Ehud Olmert rejected Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas' call for an end to all settlement activity, Reuters reports. The impasse has been exacerbated by Israel's announcement of new plans to construct hundreds of houses near East... Read full story »

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