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The Settlement Freeze Fallacy
[Washington Post] Elliott Abrams - Will Israel's new government face American demands for a settlement freeze? If so, we are headed for a needless confrontation with the Netanyahu cabinet. For the past five years, Israel's government has largely adhered to guidelines that were discussed with the U.S. but never formally adopted...to allow for settlement growth in ways that minimized the impact on Palestinians.