The United States accepted Israel’s position that it is not required to carry out any more redeployments in the West Bank until the Palestinian Authority fulfills its obligations under the Wye agreement, the Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported Sunday. The paper said U.S. officials refrained from coming out publicly in support of the Israeli position, in part out of concern that it could play into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election bid.
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