Will Iran Take the Heat Off Israel over Settlements?
• Time magazineThe reason for canceling Thursday's scheduled meeting in Paris between Benjamin Netanyahu
and George Mitchell was simple: there was nothing for the Israeli Prime
Minister and President Obama's Middle East peace envoy to discuss. The
U.S. has demanded a complete freeze in Israeli settlement construction
in territories conquered in 1967, making it a litmus test of Israel's
bona fides in pursuing the two-state solution, which the Obama
Administration has prioritized.
