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Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal. (Reuters) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 16:38 11/12/2007 Palestinian negotiators to urge settlement freeze during talks By Barak Ravid and Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondents and Reuters Tags: Saud al-Faisal, Annapolis  Palestinians will attend peace talks this week despite a plan by Israel to build new homes in East Jerusalem, but will focus on demanding a settlement freeze, senior Palestinian officials said on Tuesday. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are due to meet on Wednesday two weeks after their leaders relaunched long-stalled peace talks at a U.S.-hosted conference in Annapolis, Maryland. Some Palestinian leaders had proposed boycotting Wednesday's meeting after Israel issued a tender for 307 new homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa. Advertisement Israel, which pledged at Annapolis to end settlement activity, does not consider Har Homa to be on Palestinian land. But the project drew Palestinian outrage and rare U.S. censure. The United Nations, European Union and Arab states have all criticized the plan. The Palestinians consider any construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem to be settlement activity. Israel says the settlement freeze does not apply to Jerusalem, which it annexed after capturing it in the 1967 Six-Day War. Palestinian leaders said on Tuesday they decided to attend the meeting but insist Israel freeze settlement activity. "We will go to the negotiations... but we will confine our discussions to the settlements issue and to the formation of negotiating committees that will discuss all final status issues including Jerusalem and settlements," a senior negotiator told reporters. Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on Tuesday condemned Israel's plan to build 307 homes in Har Homa, saying "the kingdom strongly condemns Israel's decision to expand settlement building in East Jerusalem, which contradicts the bases and principles of the Annapolis peace conference." "We stressed the importance of standing up against settlement activity which empties the peace process of any meaning," he continued. Related articles: Rice: Har Homa homes harm talks Vice PM Ramon: Parts of J'lem must be given to Palestinians Israel welcomes Saudi Arabia's planned attendance at peace summit Meshal welcomes Saudi bid to broker Hamas-Fatah talks Bookmark to del.icio.us Bored with Israel A study shows U.S. Jews don't feel it's important to care about the Holy Land. League of their own The PA's first unit of policewomen direct traffic in the West Bank.   1.   What peace process? 15:51  |  Confused Ben-Yaacov 11/12/07   2.   The Prince is a Woman 15:59  |  GZLives 11/12/07   3.   Doesn`t Make Sense 16:10  |  Yisrael Medad 11/12/07   4.   Arab states should demand violence freeze from all Pal factions 16:21  |  Sam 11/12/07   5.   Israel doesn`t want peace. 16:24  |  POP 11/12/07   6.   #4, Sam - Violence by whom? 16:33  |  Burkhardt 11/12/07   7.   Pop Doesn`t want Israel to Exist. 16:45  |  Jason, Ph .D. 11/12/07   8.   No.1 sums it all up 16:47  |  Dave Coleson 11/12/07   9.   Post #4 - Stopping ALL Provocations 16:50  |  DoubleClick 11/12/07   10.   Provocations 17:20  |  Paul 11/12/07   11.   Iran is right, this is not the way 17:22  |  Diplomat 11/12/07   12.   settlement freeze 17:50  |  marv 11/12/07   13.   The Israeli 2007 NIE 18:44  |  blu 11/12/07   14.   12, freeze and Marv 18:46  |  Paul 11/12/07   15.   #2 GZLives: What`s wrong with a woman? 18:46  |  Mohamed 11/12/07   16.   erez 18:51  |  unfair bullshi 11/12/07   17.   I thought I read that 20:02  |  Outsider 11/12/07   18.   #6 Burkhardt 21:16  |  * BEN JABO 11/12/07   19.   Stop Israel 21:17  |  Ulf Martin 11/12/07   20.   Settlements in E. Jerusalem 21:19  |  The Gentile 11/12/07   21.   Saudi arabia and Jordan have a say in Israeli construction? 21:27  |  Richard S 11/12/07   22.   No US attack on Iran, so no need for palestinian settlement 21:42  |  Voice of Reason 11/12/07   23.   @19, ulf martin, first ask your braz. gov. to respect private pr 23:48  |  vladimir 11/12/07   24.   Build and keep on building 00:27  |  Gee 12/12/07   25.   Mecca is the Muslim Holy City, NOT JERUSALEM 00:32  |  * BEN JABO 12/12/07   26.   GO TO THE MEETING/All Meetings! Don`t Give Israel What It Wants. 02:16  |  Proud Pal Defender 12/12/07   27.   #4 Sam--You Make Me Laugh. PALESTINIANS Are Not The Problem Here! 02:19  |  Proud Pal Defender 12/12/07   28.   #27 PPD - Name just one thing the Arabs have done 02:36  |  * BEN JABO 12/12/07   29.   #28 - they destroyed the Gaza hothouses that were bought for them 14:43  |  redmike 12/12/07   30.   Urge Palestinians to return home to Egypt Gensis10-13,14 20:11  |  sam 12/12/07   31.   I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO A CONSTRUCTION FREEZE 22:32  |  * BEN JABO 12/12/07

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