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PARIS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting in Paris with the top U.S. Mideast envoy has been called off in an apparent sign of growing friction over President Barack Obama’s call for a halt to construction in Jewish settlements.
Netanyahu said Wednesday, after meeting with the leaders of France and Italy, that his bid for a demilitarized Palestinian state is gaining international ground. But French President Nicolas Sarkozy, like Obama, insisted on a complete and immediate end to construction in Jewish settlements.
