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Transcript: U.S. Chides Israel On Settlement Plans
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- September 4, 2009
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ROBERT SIEGEL
NPR All Things Considered
09-04-2009
U.S. Chides Israel On Settlement Plans
Host: ROBERT SIEGEL
Time 20:00-21:00 PM
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ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
The Israeli government is expected to approve plans for hundreds of housing units in the West Bank. That is despite the U.S. call for a settlement freeze. The White House responded today with a statement expressing regret. As NPR's Michele Kelemen reports, the move further complicates efforts to revive peace talks.
MICHELE KELEMEN: The Obama administration's Middle East envoy has been working for months now trying to, as officials put it, create the right climate for a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. State ...