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Israel Seeks to Get EU to Freeze New Settlement Guidelines
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu phoned European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Wednesday hoping to convince the EU not to formally publicize new guidelines on settlements. Israel believes the regulations would have negative ramifications on both the peace process and its ties with the EU. The guidelines would significantly restrict Israeli institutions from taking part in various EU programs. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, who met EU envoy Andreas Reineke on Wednesday, said it was important for the Europeans to let Israel and the Palestinians determine the border in negotiations, and that it was not for the EU to unilaterally do it for them.