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        5/19/2009, Iyar 25, 5769

      Kerry Tells Netanyahu to Freeze Yesha Construction


      U.S. Democratic Senator John Kerry met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday and asked him to freeze construction in Judea and Samaria. Netanyahu only promised to continue the peace process with the Palestinian Authority.

      The two also discussed the Iranian nuclear threat. Netanyahu said afterwards, “The discussion with the U.S. administration on the issue will continue. Israel, like many of its neighbors, understands the danger of Iran developing nuclear weapons.”

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