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Israel Fears U.S. Pressure to Continue Annapolis Process


[Ynet News] Roni Sofer and Ali Waked - Israel is preparing for the possibility of increased tensions with the U.S. administration ahead of special envoy George Mitchell's visit to the region next week and Prime Minister Netanyahu's scheduled trip to Washington in about a month. One source said both Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Lieberman were expecting heavy U.S. pressure ahead of Netanyahu's visit to Washington. However, other senior officials in Netanyahu's government said they believed the U.S. and Israel would find a way to avoid a dispute and set new guidelines for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. According to them, the U.S. has no choice but to acknowledge that Israel's new government has a different agenda than former Prime Minister Olmert's coalition.
2009-04-08 06:00:00
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