Clinton urges Israel to make hard choices

US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton yesterday urged Israel to make “difficult but necessary choices” for Middle East peace as she warned that Jewish settlements undermine fresh negotiations.

But Clinton also told the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC that US support for Israel’s security is “rock solid, unwavering, enduring and forever”.

It contrasted with tougher talk from the EU. Foreign Relations chief Catherine Ashton condemned the killing of four Palestinians by the IDF.