Israel rejects Clinton claim -Hilary Leila Krieger & Herb Keinon
Just after US President Barack Obama's landmark address in Cairo, the dispute between Washington and Jerusalem over settlement construction ratcheted up a notch.
Israeli officials rejected a statement by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dismissing Israeli assertions that the Bush administration had agreed to allow construction in the settlements to allow for natural growth.
"If they did occur, which, of course, people say they did, they did not become part of the official position of the United States government," Clinton told reporters.
Israeli officials are contending that the US is backtracking on previous understandings which were vital to Israel supporting both the Gaza disengagement, and the road map.
[Jerusalem Post]
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Just after US President Barack Obama's landmark address in Cairo, the dispute between Washington and Jerusalem over settlement construction ratcheted up a notch.
Israeli officials rejected a statement by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dismissing Israeli assertions that the Bush administration had agreed to allow construction in the settlements to allow for natural growth.
"If they did occur, which, of course, people say they did, they did not become part of the official position of the United States government," Clinton told reporters.
Israeli officials are contending that the US is backtracking on previous understandings which were vital to Israel supporting both the Gaza disengagement, and the road map.
[Jerusalem Post]
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