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Barak: Too early to declare Israel settlement freeze

By Daniel Bases
www.thewashingtonpost.com
Posted on Wednesday July 1, 2009

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Tuesday after talks with the U.S. Middle East envoy that it was too soon to say whether Israel would freeze West Bank settlements as demanded by President Barack Obama.

Barak said the talks with envoy George Mitchell, which lasted over four hours, were “positive” but that there are still “differences.”

In a joint statement issued after their meeting, Barak and Mitchell said they had discussed the full range of issues related to Middle East peace and security. The statement said the discussions were constructive and would soon continue.

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