Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Clinton hammers Israel, after Netanyahu leaves Washington


Clinton demands settlement construction of all types cease
-Herb Keinon & Hilary Leila Kreiger

Sharp differences emerged between the US and Israel over the settlement issue one day after Prime Minister Netanyahu concluded his first official visit to the White House - with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling for an absolute stop to all settlement activity...

"We want to see a stop to settlement construction, additions, natural growth - any kind of settlement activity," declared Clinton in some of the Obama administration's clearest comments to date on what it expects from Israel. She was speaking to Al-Jazeera in an interview...
[Jerusalem Post]
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