Barack Obama ‘very clear’ with Benjamin Netanyahu
No exception on Israeli settlement: Clinton
BBC News
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said there must be no exceptions to President Barack Obama's demand that Israel stop its settlement activity.
Correspondents say it is the first time in years that US officials have been so vocal in calling for a settlement freeze in the Palestinian territories.
The comments come hours before Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is to meet Mr Obama at the White House. Israel's PM has defied US demands, saying some settlements can expand.
'Very clear'
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with her Egyptian counterpart, Mrs Clinton said that the president was "very clear" with Benjamin Netanyahu at their recent meeting that there should be a stop to all settlements.
"Not some settlements, not outposts, not natural growth exceptions. We think it is in the best interest of the effort that we are engaged in that settlement expansion cease," Mrs Clinton said.
"Not some settlements, not outposts, not natural growth exceptions. We think it is in the best interest of the effort that we are engaged in that settlement expansion cease."
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
USA to Israel: Cease all Settlement Expansion in the Palestinian Territories
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