1.0 link 223781 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/01/us-israel-close-to-settle_n_223781.html Before heading back to Israel from New York following his meeting with US Mideast envoy George Mitchell, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday morning that Israel was close to an understanding with the US on settlements, which he stressed were part of a regional comprehensive peace effort.

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