U.S. Media Response Critical of Announced Israeli Halt on Settlement Building

Official U.S. response to Israel’s announcement encourages both sides to keep moving forward.
U.S. Media Response Critical of Announced Israeli Halt on Settlement Building
A resident of the settlement Efrat stands on a disputed hilltop next to Efrat that overlooks Bethlehem. Genevieve Long/The Epoch Times
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/Efrat-7156_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/Efrat-7156_medium.jpg" alt="A resident of the settlement Efrat stands on a disputed hilltop next to Efrat that overlooks Bethlehem. (Genevieve Long/The Epoch Times)" title="A resident of the settlement Efrat stands on a disputed hilltop next to Efrat that overlooks Bethlehem. (Genevieve Long/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-95846"/></a>
A resident of the settlement Efrat stands on a disputed hilltop next to Efrat that overlooks Bethlehem. (Genevieve Long/The Epoch Times)