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Mon 07 Jul 2008Brown says new Israeli settlements undermine peace talks
MIDDLE EAST:BRITISH PRIME minister Gordon Brown denounced Israeli settlement construction yesterday, saying it was undermining peace, and pledged more financial aid to help the Palestinian economy as he began a two-day visit to Israel and the West Bank.
Mr Brown, who restated his belief that spurring economic growth in the Palestinian areas is crucial to the prospects for peace, also called on Israel to ease travel restrictions in the West Bank. But his harshest comments were aimed at Israel's settlement policy.
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