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Clinton accuses Israel of hurting US credibility

By MATTHEW LEE and MATTI FRIEDMAN
The Associated Press
Monday, March 22, 2010; 4:16 PM

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Israel of undermining U.S. credibility as a Mideast peacemaker Monday on the eve of critical talks between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel recently announced new housing plans for east Jerusalem, an expansion that the Obama administration has strongly criticized. Clinton renewed that disapproval, telling a pro-Israel audience that provocative Israeli land policies in areas claimed by the Palestinians are not in Israel's long-term interests.

Nonetheless, Netanyahu planned to take a firm stand here Monday night regarding Jerusalem, stressing that the city is Israel's capital, "not a settlement," government spokesman Mark Regev said.

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