Cernobbio, September 04: The Arab League chief says any Israeli offer for a settlement freeze that doesn’t include east Jerusalem is unacceptable and “will suspend the peace process.”
Amr Moussa spoke Friday at a conference on Italy’s Lake Como. Moussa said a freeze of settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, which the Palestinians hope to make their capital, is a precondition for any meaningful talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
On Friday, aides to Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli prime minister will approve hundreds of new housing units in West Bank settlements before slowing settlement construction. The aides also said Netanyahu would be willing to consider a temporary freeze in settlement construction. The suspension would not include east Jerusalem.
–Agencies