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Wide of Israeli president's residence2. US Mideast envoy George Mitchell meeting Israeli President Shimon Peres and shaking hands3. Close up of handshake with pull out to wide of Mitchell and Peres sitting4. SOUNDBITE:...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eJerusalem \u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of Israeli president's residence\u003cbr/\u003e2. US Mideast envoy George Mitchell meeting Israeli President Shimon Peres and shaking hands\u003cbr/\u003e3. Close up of handshake with pull out to wide of Mitchell and Peres sitting\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Mitchell, US Mideast envoy:\u003cbr/\u003e\"President Obama has asked all involved to support our effort. For Arab states, that means meaningful steps toward normalisation of relations with Israel. For Palestinians, it means to expand and improve their security forces, to which you have just referred, to take action against incitement and to refrain from any words or deeds that may make it more difficult to move quickly to successful negotiations. For Israel, that means making possible improved access and movement and economic growth by Palestinians, to which you also have just referred. And also dealing with difficult issues like settlements and outposts.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eJericho, West Bank\u003cbr/\u003e5. Establishing shot of Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Saeb Erekat, Palestinian negotiator:\u003cbr/\u003e\"If the US cannot have Israel comply with obligations like stopping settlement activities including natural growth, who will believe that the US will be able to have Israel comply to withdraw to the '67 borders or solve the problems of Jerusalem, refugees, water, security, in accordance with the relevant security council and general assembly resolutions?\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eRamallah, West Bank\u003cbr/\u003e7. Mitchell arriving at Palestinian prime minister's office\u003cbr/\u003e8. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Mitchell shaking hands\u003cbr/\u003e9. Pan from US delegation to Fayyad and Mitchell in meeting\u003cbr/\u003e10. Erekat and Mitchell waving to reporters and entering building\u003cbr/\u003e11. Medium of meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Mitchell, zoom out\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eNetzer, West Bank\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide of site where settlers plan to build outpost\u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide of settlers moving rocks to prepare area for agricultural use\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eJerusalem\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide of Israeli right wing supporters in demonstration\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE (English) Danny Dayan, Israeli settlers Council Chairman: \u003cbr/\u003e\"We see brutal American pressure exhorted on the government of Israel to, in fact, act in contrast to the best interest of the state of Israel.  We call upon our government to remember that the Israeli electorate, the Israeli voter, decided very clearly that the renewal of the development of the communities in Judea and Samaria and in Jerusalem is a vital interest for the state of Israel.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. Close of sign, reading: (English) \"Barak Hussein Obama! No you can't\"  (please note Obama'a first name is actually spelt Barack) \u003cbr/\u003eRamallah, West bank\u003cbr/\u003e17. Mitchell and Erekat coming out of meeting\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Saeb Erekat, Palestinian negotiator:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The President said to Senator Mitchell that when we as Palestinians talk about Israelis stopping settlement activity in natural growth, this was never a Palestinian precondition. This was an Israeli obligation emitting from the road map and we are doing our best to carry out our obligations. We believe that this is about each side carrying out their obligations, their responsibilities and as the Palestinian side President Abbas will, as he told you Senator, carry out all our obligations.\"   \u003cbr/\u003e19. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Mitchell, US Mideast envoy:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The President has asked that all involved take steps to make possible an early return to meaningful negotiations and a prompt resolution of those negotiations to achieve the comprehensive peace which we all desire. That means that everyone must take steps, some of them difficult, some of them controversial, create the context within which such discussions can occur.\"\u003cbr/\u003eJerusalem, Israel\u003cbr/\u003e20. Israeli protesters marching with banners and candles\u003cbr/\u003e21. Wide of protestors holding sign, reading: (English)  \"Obama! No You Can't.\"\u003cbr/\u003eUS Mideast envoy George Mitchell on Monday pressed Israel to start \"dealing\" with its West Bank settlements as a step towards bringing a comprehensive peace to the Middle East.\u003cbr/\u003eMitchell, making a new swing through the region, has been pushing Arab and Israeli officials to take steps that can help bring about a region-wide peace between the Arab world and the Jewish state.\u003cbr/\u003eAs part of those efforts, the US has called on Israel to halt construction of homes in settlements built on captured land claimed by the Palestinians. \u003cbr/\u003eIt is also demanding that Israel remove some two dozen tiny settlement outposts in the West Bank.\u003cbr/\u003eMitchell pressed this message further during a meeting with Israel's ceremonial president, Shimon Peres, telling his host that Israel could improve the climate by \"dealing with difficult issues like settlements and outposts\".\u003cbr/\u003eIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected an absolute construction freeze, saying existing settlements must be allowed to expand to accommodate \"natural growth\" in their populations.\u003cbr/\u003eIsraeli media have reported that the sides are near a compromise that would permit Israel to finish housing projects that are near completion, but refrain from launching any new construction. \u003cbr/\u003eNetanyahu's office refused to comment on the reports.\u003cbr/\u003eMitchell was scheduled to meet with Netanyahu on Tuesday.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Palestinians, encouraged by the tough US stance, have so far refused to meet with Netanyahu, demanding that he freeze all settlement activity.\u003cbr/\u003e\"If the US cannot have Israel comply with obligations like stopping settlement activities including natural growth, who will believe that the US will be able to have Israel comply to withdraw to the '67 borders?\" Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said of the renewed peace effort.\u003cbr/\u003ePalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Mitchell late on Monday.\u003cbr/\u003eSpeaking after the meeting Erekat said the freeze \"was never a Palestinian precondition\" but instead  \"an Israeli obligation\" emitting from the road map to peace agreement. \u003cbr/\u003eIn his statement after meeting Abbas, Mitchell made no mention of settlements, saying only that in order to move Middle East peace efforts forward all parties \"must take steps; some of them difficult, some of them controversial.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAbbas did not speak to the media.\u003cbr/\u003eIn a concrete sign of protest against the diplomatic drive, Jewish settlers in the West Bank began construction on 11 illegal outposts around the occupied territory. \u003cbr/\u003eIn Netzer, south of Jerusalem, settlers set up a tent and laid stones meant for agricultural use. \u003cbr/\u003eIsraeli soldiers on the scene said the area was a closed military zone and asked the settlers to leave. \u003cbr/\u003eThe number of Israeli settlers in the West Bank has grown to more than 300-thosuand people, an Israeli newspaper reported on Monday, reflecting the challenge the US faces as it presses Israel to stop building new homes in its settlements. \u003cbr/\u003eAn additional 180-thousand Israelis live in Jewish neighbourhoods in east Jerusalem.\u003cbr/\u003eIn Jerusalem on Monday demonstrators against the US effort held signs such as \"Barak Hussein Obama! No you can't\". \u003cbr/\u003eIsraeli Settlers Council Chairman, Danny Dayan, said the government should remember that Israeli voters \"decided very clearly that the renewal of the development of the communities in Judea and Samaria and in Jerusalem is a vital interest for the state of israel\".\u003cbr/\u003eThe Palestinians claim the West Bank and east Jerusalem - both captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war - as parts of a future state. \u003cbr/\u003eNetanyahu has endorsed the idea of Palestinian independence, but not said which territories he is willing to cede.\u003cbr/\u003eMitchell's swing through the region has also included stops in Syria and Egypt.\u003cbr/\u003eHe also plans to visit the Gulf state of Bahrain.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Mitchell's visit is part of a wider diplomatic push this week by the US.\u003cbr/\u003eEarly on Monday, Defence Secretary Robert Gates was in Israel to discuss international efforts to halt Iran's nuclear program. \u003cbr/\u003eThe White House's 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