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ARAB ISRAEL RELATIONS - June 16 - Israel Ignores US Pressure.
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APS Diplomat Recorder
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June 21, 2008
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Israel seek to lower US expectations for any deal with the Palestinians this year, brushing aside pressure over settlements and calling for decisions on Jerusalem's future to be deferred. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ended her sixth trip to the region this year with no sign of progress in nudging both sides toward a peace deal by the end of 2008. She held three-way talks with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad before making a surprise visit to Beirut. Disputes over Jewish settlement expansion on occupied West Bank land and a corruption scandal that may topple Israeli PM Ehud Olmert have undercut US efforts to reach a statehood deal ...