Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rejected a recommendation by a U.S.-led commission that Israel freeze all settlement construction. Sharon said the recommendation by the Mitchell Commission flies in the face of previously signed Israeli-Palestinian accords, Israel Radio reported.
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