Washington Denies Policy Shift On Israeli Settlement Activity
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The US State Department says the Bush administration remains committed to a freeze of all settlement activity in Israel&#39;s occupied territories, a crucial part of the dormant Middle East peace plan.
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JERUSALEM Aug. 17, 2004  The Israeli government issued bids Tuesday for 1,000 new homes in Jewish West Bank settlements, insisting the construction has Washington&#39;s tacit approval even though it violates a US-backed peace plan.
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Officials said Sunday that Israel has approved plans to expand four Jewish settlements in the West Bank, a practice the United States has opposed in the past.
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Israel held firm Thursday to its policy of not admitting it possesses nuclear weapons, in the face of an acknowledgment from the incoming U.S. Defense Secretary that Israel has the bomb.
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The White House insisted on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is committed to the US-backed road map Middle East peace plan, despite his comments in a newspaper interview that suggested otherwise.
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The Palestinians have taken a double hit this week with the news that Washington has quietly softened its opposition to growth in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and Israel&#39;s announcement of plans to build 530 new settler homes in the
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Israeli officials on Saturday denied allegations the country spied on the United States, saying it halted espionage activities against US targets after a diplomatic scandal nearly 20 years ago.
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&quot;The Bush administration has modified its policy and signaled approval of &#39;natural&#39; growth in at least some Israeli settlements,&quot; the New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Viewpoint: The Bush Administration appears unable to play Washington's traditional crisis-management role in the Middle East. That may be because it doesn't talk to Israel's enemies
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Israel announced plans Monday for 500 new housing units in the West Bank, after an apparent U.S. policy shift that has infuriated the Palestinians. The Palestinians oppose all Jewish settlement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, lands where they hope to establish an independent state.
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JERUSALEM : The Israeli government was accelerating its settlement program with plans to build hundreds of new homes in the West Bank, bolstered by a US softening of opposition to new construction projects.
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Israeli officials have denied any links with a highly placed Pentagon employee suspected of leaking sensitive White House policy documents on Iraq and Iran, according to report on Saturday&#39;s CRIENGLISH.
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Israel plans to build more than 530 new settler homes in the West Bank after Washington signaled it would accept growth in Jewish enclaves in the occupied territory, Israeli political sources said on Monday.
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Israel announced plans Monday to build hundreds of new housing units in the West Bank, following an apparent US policy shift on settlements that the Palestinians warned &quot;will destroy the peace process.
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The Bush administration has signaled  approval of growth in some Israeli settlements in the West Bank  in a policy change aimed at helping Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon, the New York Times said on Saturday.
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Israel on Tuesday ruled out negotiations "at this stage" on the borders of a future Palestinian state, rebuffing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and casting doubt on a U.S. push to tackle the issue.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - The Bush administration  signaled Saturday that it may accept limited growth within  existing Israeli settlements in the West Bank in a shift that  could help embattled Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.