U.S. gave Israel a written pledge
source: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/11/21/1854540/us-gave-israel-a-written-pledge.html#ixz...
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JERUSALEM The United States has given written assurances to Israel that it won't pressure the Jewish state for additional settlement freezes after it accepts a limited 90-day construction moratorium to revive Mideast peace talks, an Israeli official said Saturday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned from meetings with U.S. officials with an American incentive package designed to restart the stalled Israel-Palestinian peace talks.
The Palestinians left the talks soon after they begun after a dispute over Israeli construction in the West Bank, which Palestinians claim as part of their future state.
The U.S. proposal would mean Israel would cease settlement building for 90 days in return for U.S. pledges to vetoanti-Israel resolutions at the United Nations and a fleet of next-generation stealth fighter planes.
Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/11/21/1854540/us-gave-israel-a-written-ple...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned from meetings with U.S. officials with an American incentive package designed to restart the stalled Israel-Palestinian peace talks.
The Palestinians left the talks soon after they begun after a dispute over Israeli construction in the West Bank, which Palestinians claim as part of their future state.
The U.S. proposal would mean Israel would cease settlement building for 90 days in return for U.S. pledges to vetoanti-Israel resolutions at the United Nations and a fleet of next-generation stealth fighter planes.
Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/11/21/1854540/us-gave-israel-a-written-ple...
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