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My Profile Top News Reuters top ten news stories delivered to your inbox each day. Subscribe You are here: Home > News > International > Article Home Business & Finance News U.S. Politics International Technology Entertainment Sports Lifestyle Oddly Enough Health Science Special Coverage Video Pictures Your View The Great Debate Blogs Weather Reader Feedback Do More With Reuters RSS Widgets Mobile Podcasts Newsletters Your View Make Reuters My Homepage Partner Services CareerBuilder Affiliate Network Professional Products Support (Customer Zone) Reuters Media Financial Products About Thomson Reuters Barak: Too early to declare Israel settlement freeze Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:38pm EDT Email | Print | Share | Reprints | Single Page [-] Text [+] By Daniel Bases NEW YORK (Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Tuesday after talks with the U.S. Middle East envoy that it was too soon to say whether Israel would freeze West Bank settlements as demanded by President Barack Obama. Barak said the talks with envoy George Mitchell, which lasted over four hours, were "positive" but that there are still "differences." In a joint statement issued after their meeting, Barak and Mitchell said they had discussed the full range of issues related to Middle East peace and security. The statement said the discussions were constructive and would soon continue. In a rare rift between Israel and the United States, Obama is pushing for a building freeze in a bid to spur the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Asked whether Israel would declare a temporary settlement building freeze, Barak said: "I think that it's a little bit too early to predict. "We are considering every positive contribution Israel can make toward the taking off of a significant important peace effort," he said. Barak said a meeting between Mitchell and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was being arranged in the next one to three weeks. The two had planned a meeting in Paris last Thursday but it was put off by Israel, which said it needed more time to prepare. Israel's biggest newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Sunday that Barak would propose a three-month halt to construction starts in settlements but allow current building work to continue. Barak said the talks were not mired down by the settlements issue. "I don't think we are stuck, I don't think we are stuck now. We are continuing talks on a wide variety of subjects, to clarify things and reach understandings," he said. "The talks were positive and in a good atmosphere, even though there are still differences," he added. Barak said the talks with Mitchell covered a wide range of issues, including a U.S.-led regional peace initiative which "we will support full-heartedly." PROTRACTED PROCESS One Israeli official with knowledge of Monday's meeting told Reuters Israel was not giving details of the talks, but added: "I can say that this meeting was definitely positive and that an agreement (over differences) could be within reach." "This is a protracted process and each side is learning to appreciate the other's point of view," the official said. In their joint statement, Mitchell and Barak said their discussions covered "a wide range of measures needed to create a climate conducive to peace," including measures on security and incitement by the Palestinians; steps by Arab states toward normalization with Israel; and actions from Israel on access and movement in the West Bank and on settlement activity. Continued... View article on single page Share: Del.icio.us Digg Mixx Yahoo! 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