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By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
16 September 2009


U.S. President Barack Obama's point man in the Middle East is extending a Middle East peace mission.


 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and U.S. Mideast envoy 1 George Mitchell, shake hands during their meeting at Mr. Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem, 16 Sep 2009
U.S. envoy George Mitchell met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but failed to achieve a breakthrough on a halt to Jewish settlement expansion. But in a possible sign of progress, Mitchell will visit several Arab countries and then make an unscheduled stop in Israel on Friday for more talks.


The United States has demanded a complete freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank and disputed East Jerusalem, and Israel's refusal has strained ties between the two countries.


A former Israeli ambassador to Washington and member of the ruling Likud party, Zalman Shoval, says the United States and Israel are patching up their differences.


"I think the two sides are getting much nearer to each other than it used to be several weeks or several months ago," he said. "I think both sides understand that they have to come to some sort of compromise."


Israel's compromise offer is a partial settlement freeze. Construction of 3,000 homes in the West Bank will continue, but no new projects will be approved. There would be no freeze in East Jerusalem, which Israel claims as part of its undivided capital and which the Palestinians seek as the capital of their future state.


Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat says the Israeli offer is unacceptable.


"Israel, the Israeli government, continues its defiance 2 of the international community, the American administration's calls to stop settlement activities including natural growth," he said. "This undermines the peace process."


Mitchell has been trying to work out a deal that would lead to a three-way meeting next week with U.S. President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. But the American envoy is having a hard time bridging the gaps.



n.使节,使者,代表,公使
  • Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
  • The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗
  • He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
  • He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。
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