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

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

The Palestinians have said they will not return to negotiations as long as Israeli settlement expansion continues.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

The Palestinians have said they will not return to negotiations until there is a settlement freeze.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

If the Obama Administration insists on the principle that any settlement should return Mr. Zelaya to power we may be facing a case of a Latin American Yalta.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Latin American Yalta

Comrade Artemio, the last remaining leader of the group which terrorised Peruvians in the 1980s and '90s, said he was prepared to call a truce with the government of Peru in return for a political settlement and a general amnesty.

BBC: NEWS | Americas | Shining Path leader offers truce

For those Americans still holding pre-WWI Russian bonds, what will be the return on their investment negotiated under this settlement?

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