1.0 link 221829 <![CDATA[Israel Deflects Settlement Freeze Calls From Obama, International Community]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/27/israel-deflects-settlemen_n_221829.html JERUSALEM &mdash; Israel deflected growing international demands for a settlement freeze Saturday, saying the issue should be dealt with in future peace talks with the Palestinians.

On Friday, the Quartet of Mideast mediators and foreign ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations, meeting in Italy, called for a halt in construction. They rallied behind President Barack Obama, who seeks a freeze but has encountered Israeli resistance.

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