Ha'aretz (Israel) : "U.S. says nearing renewal of Israel-Palestinian talks" par Barak Ravid

U.S. says nearing renewal of Israel-Palestinian talks  

By Barak Ravid  

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that its Middle East envoys are approaching an agreement on renewing negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters that tomorrow's meeting in London between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell may not yield a breakthrough, but that the process aimed at forming a framework for renewing talks is close to bearing fruit.

In his meeting with Mitchell, Netanyahu is expected to stress that Israel will not accept limits on its sovereignty in Jerusalem, in particular in relation to building new housing units in the city. A central focus of the meeting will be the U.S. demand to receive an Israeli "deposit" for freezing settlement construction, in order to prompt a similar gesture from Arab states on taking steps towards normalizing relations with Israel.

Israeli officials believe that the understandings to be reached between U.S. and Israeli representatives will call for a settlement freeze of 9-12 months, but will...................
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