Israel Faces Difficult Choice On Settlement Freeze (ap)

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat gives a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. President Mahmoud Abbas sent a letter to Obama stressing that any renewed Israeli settlement construction would end the talks, said Erekat. (AP Photo)AP – Even before peace talks with the Palestinians begin, Israel’s government is fiercely debating a key concession: whether to extend a slowdown of West Bank settlement construction.

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