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July 28, 2009

US Envoy Meets Israeli PM in Jerusalem
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Washington says Israel must freeze settlement construction to promote
peace, but Israel says it must continue building to allow for
settlements' 'natural growth' 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, meets U.S. Mideast
peace envoy George Mitchell in Jerusalem, Tuesday, 28 July 2009U.S.
Middle East envoy George Mitchell met with Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday to try to resolve a dispute over Israeli
settlements in the West Bank. The two met in Mr. Netanyahu's office in
Jerusalem to discuss steps in bringing about Middle East peace.
Washington says Israel must freeze settlement construction to promote
peace, but Israel says it must continue building to allow for the
settlements' "natural growth."Mitchell's meeting with Mr. Netanyahu is
part of a new U.S. diplomatic push to end the Israeli-Arab conflict. His
tour of the region has included talks with leaders from Syria, Egypt and
the Palestinian territories. U.S. National Security Adviser James Jones
is leading a delegation to Israel and the West Bank as part of a
separate diplomatic push for peace. The White House says he arrived in
the region late!
  Monday. Over the last four days, Mitchell said he has asked Arab
leaders in the region to take genuine steps toward normalizing ties with
Israel.

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