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ISRAEL
While not officially abandoning the peace process, Israel's conservative government has made little progress because it believes concessions will sacrifice Israeli security and compromise Israelis' right to settle in the West Bank – the biblical homeland of the Jews. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's tactics are partly guided by the country's internal politics and the dynamics of his coalition government. Many on the far right have said they will oppose concessions to the Palestinians because Mr Netanyahu was elected on that promise. |