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Settlement freeze has barely slowed construction (AP)

September 23rd, 2010

In this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 21. 2010, Israeli mayor and founder of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Ariel Ron Nachman speaks to The Associated Press as he stands on the outskirts of Ariel. The settlement issue is one of the thorniest in the peace talks. Some 300,000 Israelis live in settlements dotting the West Bank, in addition to 180,000 Israelis living in Jewish neighborhoods built in east Jerusalem. The Palestinians say that by gobbling up territory they claim, continued settlement expansion makes it ever more difficult to establish a viable Palestinian state. The Palestinians want all of the West Bank as part of their future state, with east Jerusalem as their capital. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)AP - How much of a freeze has there actually been on West Bank Jewish settlement building by Israel?


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