[Published: Monday January 11 2010]
Israel rejects US loan 'threat'
Tel Aviv, 10 Jan-(ANA)-Israeli officials have shrugged off a suggestion that the US could withhold loan guarantees to pressure Israel over the Middle East peace process.
The finance minister said Israel did not need the guarantees, while the prime minister accused the Palestinians of holding up peace negotiations.
US envoy George Mitchell said the US could withhold loan guarantees to extract concessions from Israel.
The guarantees allow Israel to raise money cheaply overseas.
Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz reacted by saying the Israeli economy was doing well. (ANA)
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