The U.S. State Department has indicated that a proposed “temporary building freeze” for Jews in Judea and Samaria is aimed at bringing the Palestinian Authority back to the negotiating table with Israel.
Israel has floated the idea of a temporary freeze although the Obama administration has not given any indications that it will budge from its demand for a halt to all construction for Jews in the areas that the PA demands as part of its proposed state.
Israel has floated the idea of a temporary freeze although the Obama administration has not given any indications that it will budge from its demand for a halt to all construction for Jews in the areas that the PA demands as part of its proposed state.
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