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June 29, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/26/AR2009062603456.html

What a Settlement Freeze Can't Do

[Washington Post] David Ignatius - The more the administration pressures Israel, the more concessions the Arabs seem to want. The Obama team is assuming that if it can pressure Israel into a real settlements freeze, the Arabs will respond with meaningful moves toward normalization of relations. But that hope appears to be misplaced. "What will I do in exchange for a settlements freeze? Nothing," says a senior Arab diplomat. "We're not interested in confidence-building, or a step-by-step approach." Instead, the Arabs would like Obama to spell out the details of a final agreement, now.

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