The Israeli prime minister is rejecting criticism that he is revealing too much of his negotiating positions in public. Responding to accusations from Likud leader Ariel Sharon, Ehud Barak said he had articulated many times Israel’s stand on such issues as refugees, final borders, Jewish settlements and Jerusalem. Barak laid out these positions in a meeting Monday night with President Clinton in Oslo.
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