1. Arafat has also demanded that a complete freeze on all Israeli settlement construction be simultaneous with any cessation of violence. 2. But the panel also includes ministers on the political left who want a complete freeze on settlement construction. 3. A section of the document seen by an Associated Press reporter called for a complete freeze on Jewish settlement construction. 4. An Associated Press reporter saw a small section of the document that called for a complete freeze on Jewish settlement construction. 5. Rabin probably would seek a compromise between the ambitious Housing Ministry plan and demands by some Cabinet ministers for a complete freeze, the report said. 6. The Arab initiative would also require Israel to announce a complete freeze of construction in Jewish settlements. 7. The Mitchell commission report calls on Israel to implement a complete freeze in construction, and Sharon said Israel has accepted the report. 8. The Mitchell commission recommended a complete freeze on settlement activity. 9. A complete freeze on expanding the Israeli settlements is one of the main Palestinian demands to put an end to the prolonged conflict. |