By Daniel Bases June 30, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday after talks with U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell it was too early to say whether Israel might declare a temporary freeze on settlements in the West Bank. Barak said the talks with Mitchell, which lasted over four hours, were "positive" but that there are still "differences." Asked whether Israel would declare a temporary settlement building freeze, he said: "I think that it's a little bit too early to predict. We are considering every positive contribution Israel can make toward the taking off of a significant important... [read full story]
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