Hillary Clinton arrived at Sharm el-Sheikh on Tuesday morning and urged both Israelis and Palestinians to find ways to clear the "hurdle" posed by a looming expiration of Jewish settlements. The current freeze has not prevented the Israeli government from approving new settlements in East Jerusalem. "Choosing to continue with settlements in any form means destroying the negotiations," Saeb Erekat, Palestinian negotiator, said. |
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