Clinton calls Israeli concessions 'unprecedented' (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 10/31/2009 - 10:40pm

U.S.<br /><br />Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ,right, reacts as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands during a press conference in Jerusalem.<br /><br />Saturday, Oct. 31. 2009. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Israel is making 'unprecedented' concessions on West Bank settlement construction.The U.S. administration had previously demanded Israel halt all settlement building before negotiations could resume.But speaking at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, Clinton said 'there has never been a precondition.<br /><br />It has always been an issue with negotiations.'(AP Photo/Dan Balilty)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Israel is making "unprecedented" concessions on West Bank settlement construction — a position clearly at odds with the prevailing Palestinian view.




 

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