Palestinian officials say they will not resume peace talks with Israel until Mr. Netanyahu agrees to freeze construction in the settlements.

巴勒斯坦官员说，在内塔尼亚胡同意在定居点冻结建筑之前，他们不会和以色列恢复和平谈判。

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This week, in a nod to their concerns, Mr Obama imposed a two-year freeze on civil servants' pay.

这周，为了对共和党这一关心表示赞许，奥巴马强实施了对公务员薪酬为期两年的冻结。

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Mr Mitchell wanted the freeze to last at least a year.

米切尔希望冻结期能延续至少一年。

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Mr.Netanyahu imposed the construction freeze under pressure from the United States, which sees the settlements as an obstacle to peace.

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Mr.Reinfeldt underscored that the sanctions are primarily travel restrictions and a freeze of foreign assets of senior ZANU-PF officials.

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The Palestinians under Mr.Abbas are sticking to their demand that Israel freeze settlement construction before a return to negotiations.

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Mr Cameron wants a freeze in the budget but Tory rebels and Labour are demanding a real-terms cut.

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By contrast, at the end of Mr Netanyahu's freeze on settlement building, construction work has restarted deep inside the West Bank.

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Mr Duhalde inherited a freeze on most bank deposits, put in place in a last desperate attempt to save the currency peg.

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