Israel Pm Welcomes Us Back-down On Settlement Curb (ap)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he delivers a speech during the 'Israel Business Conference' in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Dec. 13, 2010. Netanyahu has welcomed Washington's decision to abandon its call for an Israeli freeze on settlement construction. Washington dropped the call last week after Israel rejected a settlement curb in the West Bank and east Jerusalem demanded by the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Jack Guez, Pool)AP – Israel’s prime minister on Monday welcomed Washington’s decision to abandon its call for an Israeli freeze on settlement construction, saying the United States now understands Israel and the Palestinians must instead address the major issues that divide them.

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