Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel did not intend to cede any more territory to the Palestinians unless there were clear indications the Palestinians were living up to their commitments. Meanwhile, Palestinian officials said they had no intention of meeting a key Israeli demand — that the Palestine National Council convene to delete the anti-Zionist clauses from the Palestinian charter.
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