Israeli hard-line politicians called for an end to negotiations with the Palestinians after two Jewish settlers were shot dead near the West Bank town of Nablus. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israel Radio that the slayings proved the need for a Palestinian crackdown on militants before Israel agrees to a further West Bank redeployment.
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