US reaffirms settlements policy

US reaffirms settlements policy

Egypt was the last stop on Hillary Clinton's Middle East tour

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a visit to Cairo, has reiterated Washington's call for an end to Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank.

She spoke after meeting President Hosni Mubarak, on the last stop of her Middle East tour to revive peace talks.

Mrs Clinton upset Arabs at the weekend when she praised Israel for making "unprecedented" settlement concessions.

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