Israel will lift a 10-month-old partial construction freeze on West Bank settlements at the end of the month, rejecting U.S. pleas to extend the moratorium as a fresh round of direct peace talks begin, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said.
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Israel will lift a 10-month-old partial construction freeze on West Bank settlements at the end of the month, rejecting U.S. pleas to extend the moratorium as a fresh round of direct peace talks begin, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said.