MK Silvan Shalom (Likud) leveled criticism at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to partially freeze building in West Bank settlements.
"I think it is incorrect to hold a discussion on a freeze only in order to meet with Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas). If we speak of a Palestinian state and a freeze before negotiations, what will we discuss in negotiations? This issue is too important to be political. For one meeting, one need not go so far," he said. (Attila Somfalvi)