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'Netanyahu to propose 10-month settlement freeze'
By Haaretz Service
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is soon going to announce a complete freeze in West Bank settlement construction for 10 months, Army Radio quoted former Meretz chairman Yossi Beilin as saying on Wednesday.

The move would be a bid to renew peace talks with the Palestinian Authority, which has refused to negotiate with Israel while it continues to build in the West Bank.

But Beilin was quoted as adding that he believed Netanyahu would not propose a halt to construction in Jerusalem, which he said the Palestinians would still fiercely oppose.
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The former lawmaker made the comments during a ceremony at the home of the French ambassador. During the ceremony, he warned that the PA may collapse in the wake of the failure of George Mitchell, U.S. President Barack Obama's special envoy, to relaunch peace talks, Israel Radio reported.

Beilin's comments came a day after Israel defied American, European and Palestinian demands to stop settlement activity by announcing it will press forward with construction of 900 apartments in another Jewish area in East Jerusalem.
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  1.   Since Pals are in a srrong negotiating position 22:18  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 18/11/09
  2.   good step for peace but East Jerusalem must be included 22:18  |  Tony Silver 18/11/09
  3.   hahahaha just predicted about this I am a genius 22:19  |  Osama 18/11/09
  4.   Great News 22:42  |  censored 18/11/09
  5.   I love Netanyahu! Jerusalem is off limits. 22:48  |  4:20 18/11/09
  6.   and after 30 years? 23:17  |  Daniel 18/11/09
  7.   Just a trial balloon 23:37  |  Dave Duncan 18/11/09
  8.   But Bibi has to be really serious about this... 23:54  |  Esther 18/11/09
  9.   Make him freeze house demolitions in East Jerusalem 00:18  |  sh 19/11/09
  10.   Bibi, the people are behind you on this issue! 00:18  |  Nati Hans 19/11/09
  11.   One state solution, then 00:43  |  Palestinian 19/11/09
  12.   `complete freeze` explained 01:26  |  Mark Lincoln 19/11/09
  13.   Obviously Bibi should freeze building in Jerusalem 02:02  |  bronxite10 19/11/09
  14.   Freezing settlements for 10 months? Why not for 10 minutes??? 02:05  |  ruiz 19/11/09
  15.   Freeze is miss leading since alot of building will continue 05:18  |  Bloodyscot 19/11/09
  16.   It`s just a game of `chicken`! It wont legitimize anything....End 05:28  |  Edithann 19/11/09
  17.   Bloodyscott - No He Was Not 06:04  |  Jane 19/11/09
  18.   A partial freeze is better than no freeze at all 06:16  |  SDHD 19/11/09
  19.   Stupid Game 07:45  |  Adam 19/11/09
  20.   Already have 10 month freeze 07:50  |  Gershon 19/11/09
  21.   no freeze 07:59  |  mark 19/11/09
  22.   Two headlines that explain each other 08:47  |  sh 19/11/09
  23.   PA will fall apart? 10:31  |  Fred 19/11/09
  24.   Freeze must cover E J`sem 12:12  |  r cummings 19/11/09
  25.   Gershon, not sure there has been any freeze 12:20  |  r cummings 19/11/09
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