(Ynet News) Yitzhak Benhorin - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met in Washington on Monday. Netanyahu presented Clinton with a sketch illustrating the long bureaucratic process entailed in securing building permits for houses in Israel, including in Jerusalem. He described a process consisting of dozens of stages, with each stage having the potential of sparking an international controversy. Thus, he cannot guarantee that similar crises won't happen in the future. Netanyahu also told Clinton that Israel is willing to hold immediate direct negotiations with the Palestinians.
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