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Israel proposes 10-month West Bank settlement halt (AP)


Ron Burgundy
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capt.a8214978b50d4eb69e784dc41427d567.mideast_israel_palestinians_jrl133.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=A1APndzHXK8O4moHW6cWxA--AP - Israel on Wednesday proposed a 10-month halt to new construction in West Bank settlements as a step toward restarting Mideast peace negotiations. Washington welcomed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer, but the Palestinians swiftly rejected it because it did not include a building freeze in Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, the mainly Arab sector of the city they want as the capital of a future state.

 

 

 

 

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