(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a press conference Wednesday that Israel was being criticized now for the policies of every government over the last 42 years, in a reference to continued construction in all parts of Jerusalem. Referring to the peace process, he said: "What we saw over the last year, from the first day, before this government took even one step, was that the Palestinians simply climbed up the tree and said, 'We're not going into negotiations, we have all kinds of conditions.'" Netanyahu also played down the widely reported tension with the U.S., saying that discussions with the U.S. were continuing. "There are things that we agree on, that we don't agree on, and where we are bridging the gaps." He gave no information about the demands the U.S. administration had made and said the lack of leaks about the conversation with the administration testified to the seriousness of the discussions.
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