Obama plans to ask Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to freeze Jewish settlements in the West Bank
President Barack Obama plans to ask Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to freeze Jewish settlements in the disputed West Bank during their first White House meeting Monday, US officials said, potentially setting up a confrontation between the American president and a close US ally.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he would ask his government for a new freeze on settlement building if the Palestinians agreed to recognise Israel as the Jewish state.