Israel and Palestinians should implement a cease-fire before agreeing to confidence-building measures such as a freeze in settlement construction, said Javier Solana, the European Union’s chief foreign policy official. Israel has been trying to garner international support for its claim that the Mitchell Committee recommendations call for a cease-fire prior to a freeze in settlements.
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