Netanyahu Says Welcomes Shift In U.s. Peace Effort (reuters)

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pauses as he speaks during a meeting of Fatah's executive committee in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 13, 2010. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 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. He spoke just ahead of the arrival of the White House envoy, who was returning to the Mideast to launch a new round of indirect peace talks after direct negotiations ran aground. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)Reuters – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Monday a U.S. decision to drop efforts to achieve a building freeze in Jewish settlements.

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