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Netanyahu: Kerry Framework Won't Be Binding
(Times of Israel) Secretary of State John Kerry, who left Israel on Monday, is set to return as early as next week in his bid to broker a "framework" agreement for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that "there is no American framework document yet," and that it would not be binding on the sides, Israel Channel 2 TV reported. Referring to Israel's dismantling of settlements and unilateral withdrawal from Gaza in 2005, which was followed by a Hamas takeover, rocket fire into Israel, and two small wars, Netanyahu noted: "We saw what happened when we closed our eyes and dismantled settlements. In the best case we get peace; in the worst, we get Afghanistan."