No Settlement Freeze
Israeli has recently started up the path to peace talks last week after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. However, it doesn't seem promising. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has been insistent that he will not meet with any Israeli officials until Israel agrees to freeze its illegal settlements in the West Bank. Netanyahu though made it clear today that he would not freeze construction, but only try to scale it down.
US Mid-East envoy George Mitchell has arrived in the region on Saturday to help facilitate discussions but his participation may be useless if this stand-off continues. And it seems like the stand-off will continue since Netanyahu doesn't seem to be getting the hint that the US wants the settlements to stop. How will this hurt America's playing power in the region if they go into negotiations they know will be fruitless?
Just something to think about....
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