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    Israel Ends Freeze on West Bank Settlement Construction

    Israel's ten-month moratorium on West-Bank settlement building expired at midnight, with no agreement on how to maintain the peace talks begun three weeks ago at the White House. In Paris today, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said there would be "no quick decision" on whether to withdraw.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Israel's ten-month moratorium on West-Bank settlement building expired at midnight, with no agreement on how to maintain the peace talks begun three weeks ago at the White House. In Paris today, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said there would be "no quick decision" on whether to withdraw. Edmund Sanders is Jerusalem Bureau Chief for the Los Angeles Times.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Edmund Sanders

      Los Angeles Times

      NewsNationalPolitics

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Democrats and Republicans Battle for the Middle Class
    1. 0:00Israel Ends Freeze on West Bank Settlement ConstructionYou’re reading this
    2. 7:25Barack Obama, the Democrats and the Middle Class
    3. 45:05Chavez's Party Wins Venezuelan Elections by Slim Margin
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