Israeli Fm: Summit A Victory For Settlement Stand (ap)

A Palestinian vendor reads a newspaper in Jerusalem's Old City, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's summit with the Palestinian and American leaders was a victory for Israel because it took place even though Israel rebuffed demands to freeze settlement in the West Bank, the Israeli foreign minister said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP – Israel’s foreign minister said Wednesday that the summit of Israeli, U.S. and Palestinian leaders proved Israel could successfully fend off international pressure to freeze West Bank settlement construction.

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