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WORLD: Gordon Brown to hold talks with Israeli premier
25.08.09
Gordon Brown will hold talks on the Middle East peace process with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu today.
The Israeli premier is taking part in a series of meetings to discuss the situation in the region during a European tour.
He will hold talks with US Middle East envoy George Mitchell in London tomorrow, then visit German chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin the following day.
He is likely to face renewed demands to halt the expansion of Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory.
Mr Brown has repeatedly called for a freeze, warning that the issue of settlements is an obstacle to peace in the region.
They have continued to grow despite a moratorium on them being one of the key planks of the 2003 "road map" agreement.
On Sunday Mr Netanyahu indicated that stalled peace talks between his government and the Palestinians could resume in September.
