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(IsraelNN.com) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on behalf of the Obama administration, voiced approval of the cabinet’s decision to freeze Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria.

"Today's announcement by the government of Israel helps move forward toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," Clinton said. "We believe that through good-faith negotiations the parties can mutually agree on an outcome which ends the conflict and reconciles the Palestinian goal of an independent and viable state based on the 1967 lines, with agreed swaps, and the Israeli goal of a Jewish state with secure and recognized borders that reflect subsequent developments and meet Israeli security requirements."