PM: Israel never said no to freeze Benyamin Netanyahu claims that talks to secure a settlement refreeze stalled only after the US stopped pressing for it.

Israel Says Settlement Talks Halted by U.S.http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/01/2011140425993474.html


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said negotiations over a new settlement freeze stalled when U.S. officials stopped pushing for the ban, not because Israel rejected it. Peace talks with the Palestinians broke down following the resumption of settlement construction (al-Jazeera).

In this article for Foreign Affairs, Howard M. Sachar suggests the Israelis and Palestinians will never find peace if they are left to negotiate on their own. He argues Washington must lead the way in enforcing a final-status settlement.

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