A Jewish settler leader said an Israeli freeze on grants to factories in the West Bank violates a recent agreement settlers reached with Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Benny Kashriel made his comments after a meeting Tuesday with Israeli Trade Minister Ran Cohen, who refused to cancel the freeze. Kashriel said he would no longer abide by the agreement, under which the two sides agreed not to take unilateral actions without consulting the other.
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