Israel Matzav: State Department: It's 'premature' to talk about sanctions against... Israel

State Department: It's 'premature' to talk about sanctions against... Israel

It's come to this. Let's go to the videotape of Tuesday's State Department briefing by Deputy Spokesman Robert Wood in Washington. The part about Israel starts around 2:15 with a question about Senator Mitchell and ends around the 7:00 mark (fully one third of the briefing).

Here's a transcript of the part about Israel:

QUESTION: And what about these rumors about Mitchell – Senator Mitchell would be ready to or would be willing to retire before the end of the year? Did you hear about that?

MR. WOOD: That’s the first I’ve heard. No, not at all. I don’t think any truth to that at all.

QUESTION: Could I ask a North Korea question, then?

QUESTION: Still on this.

MR. WOOD: Sure.

QUESTION: Yeah, Israel Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor has said today that U.S. calls for a freeze on West Bank settlement construction run counter to past agreement between the two nations and could undermine the U.S. credibility. Do you have any reaction?

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Israel Matzav: State Department: It's 'premature' to talk about sanctions against... Israel