Rodriguez said it was "insufficient." He said many issues had not been addressed, including the nearly 50-year U.S.imposed embargo of the island nation.

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which he argued has been "imposed . by outside parties" and has destabilized the region.

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Mr.Netanyahu has been a strong supporter of Jewish settlement in all of the biblical land of Israel, but he imposed the construction freeze last month after urging from the United States, which sees the settlements as an obstacle to peace.

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