Israeli politicians seek to bypass talks, set own boundaries


  • World
  • Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem April 6, 2014. REUTERS/Gali Tibbon/Pool

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - With Middle East peace talks frozen and expectations of a negotiated deal at an all-time low, a growing number of Israeli politicians believe it is time for the government to set the nation's own borders unilaterally.

Some seek the annexation of most of the occupied West Bank, others say only the big Jewish settlement blocs should be brought under Israeli sovereignty, while a third group calls for a partial pullout to create a de facto Palestinian state.

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