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Netanyahu: Settlement Freeze Has Not Borne Fruit
(AFP) Steve Weizman - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a freeze on Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank had so far failed in its objective of spurring Palestinians to enter direct peace talks. "I decided, unlike any previous government, to freeze the construction in new settlements for a 10-month period to encourage the Palestinians to enter peace talks," he told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. "So far seven months have passed and they haven't come in." "You can't go on a trapeze, hold out your hand and have no partner on the other side," he said.