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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Expected To Announce Settlement Freeze
Israel's Economic Efforts to Promote Peace
Israel's Efforts to Further Enable Palestinian Mobility
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued the following statement today (Nov. 25):
As part of the efforts to give momentum to the peace talks with the Palestinian Authority and advance Israel's comprehensive national interests, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will today (Wednesday), 25.11.09, ask the Security Cabinet to approve a ten-month suspension of new residential construction permits and new residential construction starts in Judea and Samaria.
Prime Minister Netanyahu told Security Cabinet members at the start of today's meeting that, "In the international circumstances that have been created, this step will promote Israel's broad national interests. This is neither simple nor easy but it has many more advantages than disadvantages. It allows us to place a simple fact before the world: The Government of Israel wants to enter into negotiations with the Palestinians, is taking practical steps in order to do so and is very serious in its intentions to promote peace." [ Read More ]
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