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Article: Clinton tries to calm Arab anger over settlements.
- Article from:
- Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia)
- Article date:
- November 2, 2009
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Summary: Israel's offer to show restraint on settlements falls short of U.S. expectations, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said late on Monday in an effort to counter Arab accusations she had been too
Israel's offer to show restraint on settlements falls short of U.S. expectations, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said late on Monday in an effort to counter Arab accusations she had been too soft on Israel.
Clinton, meeting Arab foreign ministers in Morocco, tried to control the damage after failing to put more pressure on Israel publicly to freeze settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank when she met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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