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Netanyahu: Palestinians Are Dodging Direct Mideast Peace Talks
(Ha'aretz) Jonathan Lis - The Palestinian Authority is determined to sabotage attempts to upgrade the ongoing proximity Middle East peace talks with direct negotiations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday. On Sunday Netanyahu told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that "direct talks can commence as early as next week," adding that Israel had an "understanding with the Americans that we must move into direct negotiations immediately and without further delay." Regarding future security arrangements, Netanyahu said that the "arrangements reached with the Palestinians must be such as to withstand any changes in the political and security Middle East map" and must "stand the test of time." The prime minister also said he had no intention to extend the 10-month West Bank settlement construction freeze.