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Settlement Freeze Could Ease Mideast Standoff

By Linda GradsteinNov 25th 2009 – 4:06PM

JERUSALEM (Nov. 25) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a 10-month freeze on Jewish settlement building in the West Bank on Wednesday, saying he wanted to restart peace negotiations with the Palestinians. While the deal may ease delicate negotiations over a long-sought prisoner exchange, Palestinian...

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