Israel PM ‘ready to partially freeze West Bank building if it brings Palestinians back to talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ready partially to freeze West Bank settlement building if it will bring Palestinians back to direct talks, an Israeli newspaper reported on Friday.

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But the Palestinians said they were unaware of any such offer, and said that anything short of a full freeze would not be acceptable.

According to Haaretz, Netanyahu’s offer was made on Wednesday during talks with Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin a day after she had met Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.

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