TRIESTE (ITALY), June 26, 2009 (WAFA)– The Group of Eight (G8) powers called for a freeze in Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank and urged all parties to 're-enter direct negotiations on all standing issues consistent with the Road Map,'
Earlier, the he International Quartet urged the government of Israel to freeze all settlement activity, including natural growth; to dismantle outposts erected since March 2001; and to refrain from provocative actions in East Jerusalem, including home demolition and evictions.