(AP-Washington Post) Dan Perry - Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor on Monday urged the Palestinians to relax their demand that a freeze on new Jewish settlement construction be extended past its planned weekend expiration, describing the dispute as an indicator of Palestinian good faith on broader issues. "The first test for spirit of compromise on both sides is this issue of moratorium. If they say no compromise it's a bad sign." Meridor said that if the current negotiations on a final peace settlement broke down, there was an alternative: a "bottom-up" approach in which the existing Palestinian Authority could be extended in various ways, with "other authorities, jurisdictions and powers."
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