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Former Knesset Member Yossi Beilin (Meretz) was pessimistic Wednesday when estimating that the Palestinians would reject the temporary settlement construction freeze as a stimulant for the resumption of negotiations. Beilin...
The political-security cabinet approved the prime minister's proposal to freeze construction in settlements for a period of 10 months. Eleven ministers voted in favor of the plan, while National Infrastructure Minister Uzi...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu estimated in closed talks held recently that there will not be any significant opposition from Likud to freezing West Bank settlement building for 10 months. Netanyahu held talks on the matter...
Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan announced that he will oppose a settlement freeze in cabinet discussions and will vote against the proposal. MK Yariv Levine (Likud) also expressed his opposition to the move,...
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said that the cabinet decision to freeze settlement building for 10 months is "an important historic decision, one of the most important that this government has made." According to him, this action "will...
Vice Prime Minister Moshe Ya'alon spoke to senior Likud ministers following the Political-Security cabinet's vote on a temporary freeze in settlement construction and praised the move. "The prime minister should be supported....
Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman is currently meeting with a number of top-ranking members of the political system and academia to discuss with them a change in the form of government. Attending the meeting, which is being held...
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman thanked his German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle, for mediating a possible prisoner exchange deal for the release of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit. "I don't know if there will be results,...
Amid reports of progress on deal for release of captive soldier, Prime Minister's Office stresses reports in foreign media 'not credible', says 'efforts continuously underway, out of media's sight'; Netanyahu: Any deal will...
Shalom Kital, Defense minister's media advisor, unofficial chief of bureau, said to resign due to difference of opinions, rumored contact between Barak, former bureau chief Attila Somfalvi Shalom Kital, Defense Minister media...
