1.0link207493<![CDATA[Israel To Propose Settlement Compromise To U.S.]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/26/israel-to-propose-settlem_n_207493.htmlMAALEH ADUMIM, West Bank — Israel scrambled Tuesday to sidestep President Barack Obama's demand for a West Bank settlement freeze with a diluted counteroffer to Washington.
But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's compromise _ to take down some squatter camps in exchange for permission to keep building in established settlements _ was quickly rejected by hard-liners in his own coalition.