CORRECTED-Obama praises Netanyahu on Israel settlement proposal

Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:41pm EST

(Corrects to make clear Israel has not made any final decision yet on West Bank settlement freeze)

WASHINGTON Nov 14 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Sunday praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for trying to win approval from his coalition government for a U.S. proposal to extend a freeze on West Bank settlement building.

"I commend Prime Minister Netanyahu for taking, I think, a very constructive step," Obama told reporters upon arriving in the United States after a trip to Asia.

"It's not easy for him to do but I think it's a signal that he is serious." (Reporting by Alister Bull; editing by Chris Wilson)

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cfrein wrote:
It is a start.
The focus can not be that of want or need but simply to find common ground and take the initiative to understand each others viewpoint by walking in each others shoe’s.
The force of physics that keeps the fire alive must be realized and understood because it will not change,, EVER.

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