An Arab League committee said on Friday it endorsed the decision of the Palestinian leadership to halt talks with Israel over renewed construction in West Bank settlements.
The committee of Arab foreign ministers, which handles issues related to the peace process, also expressed hope that the United States would keep up pressure on Israel to halt settlement building, the group’s chairman told reporters.
Arab League leaders met in Libya on Friday amid a crisis over Israel’s refusal to extend a 10-month slowdown in settlement construction in the Palestinian territories.
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