By Mark Memmott
There's an eye-catching headline on the front of The New York Times today:
"Israel May Shift On Settlements Freeze Amid Broader Effort."
Here's how the story begins:
Israel would be open to a complete freeze of settlement building in the West Bank for three to six months as part of a broad Middle East peace endeavor that included a Palestinian agreement to negotiate an end to the conflict and confidence-building steps by major Arab nations, senior Israeli officials said Sunday.
As always with the news from that part of the world, though, other stories offer different perspectives:
-- BBC News: "Israel Approves 50 Settler Homes."
-- Haaretz.com: "Israel will build 50 new homes in an existing West Bank settlement as part of a wider plan to absorb residents slated to be evicted from the illegal outpost of Migron."
categories: Foreign News
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