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Yesha Council Chairman Danny Dayan. (Tess Scheflan / Jini) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 22:53 11/10/2007 Yesha halts talks with gov't after settlement construction frozen By Nadav Shragai, Haaretz Correspondent and Reuters tags: outposts, Yesha Council  The Yesha Council of settlements has broken off talks with the Defense Ministry, which it said on Thursday is blocking construction in West Bank settlements to increase pressure on residents to leave dozens of illegal outposts. Defense Ministry sources confirmed the freeze on building in the West Bank, but a spokesman for Barak declined to comment. The council and the the Defense Ministry had been holding negotiations over an agreement that would have required them to peacefully withdraw from the outposts. Advertisement "From reports that we received from Yesha's local council heads," wrote Yesha leaders Danny Dayan and Ze'ev Hever to Defense Minister Ehud Barak, "you are carrying out a clear policy to freeze all construction and marketing processes all across Judea and Samaria," a reference to the biblical name for the West Bank. "This is being done to pressure us in talks on the outposts. We cannot under any circumstances accept this kind of management of negotiations, which makes use of means of extortion," the letter continues. "We hope that the defense minister will take the necessary steps which will allow talks to get back on track," Yesha spokesman Yishai Hollander said. The group accused Barak of holding up new construction and new tenders in order to pressure outpost residents to quit. Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is pushing the United States to pressure Israel to halt settlement expansion in the West Bank, which Palestinians want for a future state. "We hope that the coming weeks will be fruitful, hoping that Israel will stop their settlement activities," Abbas aide Nabil Abu Rdainah said Bookmark to del.icio.us New Kids in the Strip Hamas' new police band lifts spirits by crooning about Islamic holy war. Less than equal A poll shows 70% of youth don't think Bedouin deserve the same rights as Jews   1.   Business as usual has hit a bump 20:09  |  Ivar 11/10/07   2.   if Palestinians need to leave houses .. 20:28  |  Leona 11/10/07   3.   Barak shoud tell the Yesha Council of Settlements to piss off 20:29  |  Clickfool 11/10/07   4.   Seems like leftists have no problem with collective punishment 21:22  |  Binyamin Dissen 11/10/07   5.   Why do I enjoy reading such news? 21:42  |  Andreas 11/10/07   6.   If you want a Jewish State 21:43  |  avramele 11/10/07   7.   Totally illegal by any standard 21:58  |  Esther 11/10/07   8.   #4 Hey esthr- 23:11  |  Pssd off Arab 11/10/07   9.   too good to be true 23:14  |  Shelley 11/10/07   10.   Whose the extortionist!? 23:26  |  B`Galil 11/10/07   11.   Leave the settlements alone 23:48  |  Neil 11/10/07   12.   Judean Liberation Front 00:11  |  Eddie 12/10/07   13.   I insist , end allconstruction in New Mexico 02:00  |  Ronnbo 12/10/07   14.   settlment construction stopped 02:04  |  Philip A. Robinson 12/10/07   15.   Like I`ve said before... 02:10  |  Silvienne 12/10/07   16.   That "Danny Dayan" dares to mention extortion! 02:13  |  Silvienne 12/10/07   17.   #4, Esther... 02:15  |  Silvienne 12/10/07   18.   He talks about extortion???? 03:30  |  Silvienne 12/10/07   19.   Ehud Olmert was born in Nachlat Jabotinsky 04:38  |  Johnny Weintraub 12/10/07   20.   who runs gaza, the prc? 04:57  |  peter 12/10/07   21.   Yesha council is 100% right 05:03  |  peter 12/10/07   22.   Don`t evict the settlers 05:49  |  Neil 12/10/07   23.   Israel arise: The evil coalition can only take our homes if we 06:04  |  Chaim 12/10/07   24.   #21, Peter 07:02  |  Silvienne 12/10/07   25.   #3 Clickfool. The Military is. 07:28  |  Maureen Ann 12/10/07   26.   talks? 08:30  |  r.m. 12/10/07   27.   to Neil of Auckland 08:34  |  MF 12/10/07   28.   For Silvienne #17,18 08:35  |  Esther 12/10/07   29.   Hello Esther... 17:36  |  Silvienne 12/10/07   30.   It`s a scam! 18:31  |  Paul 12/10/07   31.   The Law of LOTS! 18:33  |  Paul 12/10/07   32.   To Ronnbo: stop the hasbara 23:12  |  John 12/10/07   33.   Silvienne on Danny 06:10  |  * BEN JABO 13/10/07   34.   Maureen Ann 06:15  |  * BEN JABO 13/10/07   35.   #28 - Esther 06:18  |  * BEN JABO 13/10/07   36.   #32 John - Netherlands Part 1 of 2 06:23  |  * BEN JABO USA 13/10/07   37.   #32 John Netherland Part 2 of 2 06:26  |  * BEN JABO 13/10/07   38.   #33, Ben Jabo... 06:48  |  Silvienne 13/10/07   39.   #38 Silvienne - The question still remains 18:28  |  * BEN JABO 13/10/07   40.   JOHN -NETHERLANDS 18:31  |  * BEN JABO 13/10/07   41.   John, Netherlands, and Ben Jabo`s promise! 03:28  |  Silvienne 14/10/07   42.   #39, Ben Jabo, the question is answered... 08:46  |  Silvienne 14/10/07   43.   #42 Silvienne - I saw the map 17:29  |  * BEN JABO 14/10/07   44.   #43 Hey there Silvienne 22:11  |  ballistic 14/11/07   45.   #36 Geez John, did you take out the cord in Ben Jabo`s 22:14  |  ballistic 14/11/07

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