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Israel, Palestinians spar over Quartet peace call

An employee stands at a construction site in Gilo, a Jewish settlement on Arab land in East Jerusalem, on Sunday (Reuters photo)
An employee stands at a construction site in Gilo, a Jewish settlement on Arab land in East Jerusalem, on Sunday (Reuters photo)

Israel called Sunday for an immediate return to peace talks under the framework of a Quartet proposal, but it said the plan included no preconditions, an interpretation the Palestinians quickly rejected.

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