Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that significant progress has been made in reaching an understanding between Israel and the US on Israeli settlement construction.
“There has been significant progress in reaching an understanding on construction in the settlements,” Netanyahu said speaking to reporters on his plane before returning to Israel from China.
“The talks have not been completed, but there is progress and we will hear about it when we reach Israel,” he says.
Netanyahu’s chief of staff Yoav Horowitz left for Washington on Sunday to discuss settlement building with the Trump administration.
He joined Ron Dermer, Israel’s Washington ambassador, to continue discussions with US special envoy Jason Greenblatt in an attempt to reach an understanding between Israel and US President Donald Trump’s administration about building in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Greenblatt visited Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan last week to gain a deeper understanding of the situation. Despite two meetings with Netanyahu during the course of the visit, no agreement was reached on settlement construction.
— Raphael Ahren
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