US 'hopeful' for resolution of Mideast settlement row

[kpete]

Source: Alternet

US 'hopeful' for resolution of Mideast settlement row
The United States remained "hopeful" Sunday that Israelis and Palestinians will pursue fledgling peace talks despite the scheduled expiration of a settlement freeze, a top White House official said.

"We are going to urge and urge, and push throughout this day to get some kind of resolution" of the settlement issue, David Axelrod, President Barack Obama's top policy advisor, said in a television interview.

Palestinian leaders have vowed to break off US-brokered peace talks which resumed only earlier this month if Israel ends the freeze on construction of Jewish homes in the occupied West Bank. The freeze is due to expire at midnight.

Axelrod told the ABC News program "This Week" that Washington still thought a compromise was possible on the issue, despite preparations by Jewish settlers to immediately begin new West Bank building when the freeze ends.

"We think it's essential that they keep on moving forward, keep on talking, keep on trying to work through these issues, and we're hopeful that they will," he said.

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[L0oniX]

1. When are they going to realize that the Israeli agenda is to keep building using any ...

and every excuse they are handed. They will keep taking land until they have it all. Nothing will stop it. There may be some delays to the process but make no mistake ...their agenda is to take all the land and squeeze everyone else out by death or any other means.

[Ticonderoga]

2. Stop funding this nonsense. n/t