(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."
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