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Netanyahu Rules Out Extension on Settlement Freeze
(Telegraph-UK) "It is impossible to take the issue of settlements in the West Bank, which is an issue for the permanent agreement, and deal with it separately at the beginning of the direct talks," a statement from his office quoted Prime Minister Netanyahu as telling Secretary of State Clinton during their meeting on Tuesday. "Israel does not condition its participation in the talks on the Palestinian Authority regaining control of the Gaza Strip or rehabilitating West Bank refugee camps to find a solution for refugees outside Israel's borders," he said. "We are not looking for excuses to stop the negotiations. The opposite, we came here to find a real solution without preconditions."