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May 12, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/09/us-palestinian-israel-usa-idUSBREA4801V20140509

Israel Fires Back at U.S. Envoy over Peace Talks' Failure

(Reuters) Dan Williams - Israel fired back on Friday at a senior U.S. official, who blamed Jewish settlement construction in part for the breakdown of peacemaking with the Palestinians, saying he himself had done nothing to help the negotiations. U.S. envoy Martin Indyk said on Thursday that neither side had had the stomach to make the necessary compromises, and singled out settlement building as a particular obstacle. But a senior Israeli official familiar with the talks accused Indyk of hypocrisy, saying he had known construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem would continue during the discussions.

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