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Published: 08/31/10

Peace Now? Abbas and Netanyahu Arrive in Washington for Talks

By  Sarah Wildman - Politics Daily
Peace Now? Abbas and Netanyahu Arrive in Washington for Talks

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had a packed schedule Tuesday as she lay the groundwork for peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians, set to begin at a White House dinner Wednesday night. First she met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, then with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, followed by Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit. Later she saw former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and finally, as everyone was anxious to wrap up for dinner, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But not half-way through her schedule, news came in that four ...

Published: 05/15/10

George Mitchell Lays Groundwork as Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Talks

By  Sarah Wildman - Politics Daily
George Mitchell Lays Groundwork as Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Talks

If there were no conflict, Ramallah and Jerusalem would be considered neighboring towns. By car, they lie only 16 miles apart; even fewer as the crow flies. The distance might as well be an ocean. Former Sen. George Mitchell must be tired. He's swum this ocean's length already, dozens of times. Over the last weeks Mitchell, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, a diplomat decorated for his role in the Northern Ireland peace process, has shuttled back and forth between Jerusalem and Ramallah, working to lay the groundwork allowing mediated talks to begin between Israeli Prime ...

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