Palestinians demands that constructions in settlements should be stopped might thwart peace talks in the Middle East, Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu March 23 in the U.S. Congress.

“We shouldn’t be cornered by these illogical demands. They can slow down peace talks for a year,” Netanyahu maintained.

Israeli Prime Minister urged all republican and democrat leaders in the Capitol Hill not to fall into traps of irrational and illogical demands.

After his speech in the Congress, Netanyahu met with President Obama in the White House. The 3-hour talks were held behind the closed doors. No statement followed the meeting, which was taken as fruitlessness, Radio Liberty informs.

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