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"Israelis have…discussed important steps to restrain settlement activity," he said.
And Mr Netanyahu says he will continue to "restrain settlement activity".
They also say they have secured an Israeli commitment to restrain settlement construction, at least beyond East Jerusalem and the settlement blocs near 1967 lines.
He would almost surely have to form a new government with leftist factions to sustain a major move to restrain settlement.
Yet four months later, after Mr Netanyahu had bluntly refused, Mr Obama's secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, was congratulating him merely for his promise to "restrain" settlement-building.
But he said his actions had helped shift American pressure onto Israel to restrain settlements and stop building a barrier fence against West Bank Palestinians.
Israel's continuing settlement activities in the occupied territories get much of the blame.
I support President Obama's demand that Israel halt all settlement activities in the occupied territories.
The Israelis did 'reduce' settlement activities for ten months.
Settlement activities are violation of international law, and Japan has repeatedly called upon Israel to completely freeze settlement activities.
"If he says that he will stop settlement activities, I'll go see him now.
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