For Palestinians, Success of Talks Depends on Settlements Issue
59 views · Published 1 October 2010 · 4:00 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2010 · News & Politics
The Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, revived less than a month ago, face a major snag - the issue of Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The Palestinians demand a freeze on settlement construction and the eventual removal of settler communities that the Palestinians say impede the establishment of a sovereign state. Israelis say they want negotiations without preconditions.
