Palestinians hope for settlement curb if peace talks resume

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AP Amman (Jordan)
Last Updated : May 14 2017 | 10:42 PM IST
A senior Palestinian official says he "hopes" Israel will halt settlement construction if US-led peace talks resume, but stopped short of making it a condition.
Saeb Erekat spoke today in Jordan after meeting with the foreign ministers of Jordan and Egypt, ahead of a Mideast trip next week by President Donald Trump.
Trump says he wants to broker an Israeli-Palestinian deal.
The Palestinians seek a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, lands Israel captured in 1967. Israel has built settlements on war-won lands, now home to 600,000 Israelis.
In recent years, the Palestinians refused to resume talks without a settlement curb.
Asked about linking negotiations to a settlement freeze, Erekat said "no one stands to lose more in the absence of peace and negotiations" than Palestinians.

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First Published: May 14 2017 | 10:42 PM IST

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