(State Department) State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley said Thursday: "We understand that the Israelis have a longstanding position. But as Secretary Clinton has said repeatedly...the status quo is not sustainable. We've had a variety of conversations on these issues and specific steps that in the case of the Israelis we think that they have to take. And there has been a good give and take and this is why [U.S. Middle East Envoy] George [Mitchell] is there today." "We have received a number of ideas from the Israelis. Some of them addressed the concerns that we laid out in the initial conversation between Secretary Clinton and Prime Minister Netanyahu a few weeks ago. And this is an ongoing process. Have they done everything that we'd like to see them do? No. But this is why we will continue this conversation."
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