US credibility in the Arab world has suffered a serious setback after Hillary Clinton dropped demands for a halt to Jewish settlement expansion in the West Bank
By Adrian Blomfield in Jerusalem, Telegraph/UK, Nov. 1, 2009
Hillary Clinton dropped demands for a halt to Jewish settlement expansion in the West Bank Photo: AFP
Signalling an end to the brief flirtation with the Palestinian cause, the US secretary of state flew to Jerusalem to voice full American support for Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In an effort to repair badly strained US-Israeli relations, she heaped praise on Mr Netanyahu, lauding his offer to limit settlement construction – even though it falls well short of President Obama’s original demands.
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