Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 02-09-2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a diplomatic push from U.S. President Barack Obama, Israeli and the Palestinian leaders will start direct peace talks on Thursday shadowed by skepticism on all sides and fresh violence in the volatile West Bank.
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Israel, Palestinians set for face-to-face talks
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 01-09-2010
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s defence minister said on Wednesday the Jewish state would be willing to hand over parts of Jerusalem in peace talks with the Palestinians to be launched by U.S. President Barack Obama.
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Israel hints Jerusalem compromise in peace talks
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 31-08-2010
GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas Islamists in the Gaza Strip issued a statement on Tuesday claiming responsibility for a shooting attack that killed four Israelis in the occupied West Bank on the eve of peace talks in Washington.
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Hamas says it killed Israelis in West Bank attack
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 30-08-2010
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel will postpone any decision on whether to extend a partial freeze on settlement construction until after the Sept. 2 start of peace talks in Washington, a senior cabinet minister told Reuters on Sunday.
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Israel won’t extend settlement freeze ahead of talks
Filed Under (world updates) by CarmenGay on 30-08-2010
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday Israel would be to blame for the failure of a new round of U.S.-sponsored peace talks if it continues settlement expansion on occupied land.
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Ahead of talks, Abbas warns Israel on settlements
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 27-08-2010
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed meetings with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas every two weeks to improve the prospects of Middle East peace talks, a diplomatic source said on Friday.
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Netanyahu proposes bi-weekly meetings with Abbas
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 21-08-2010
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A resumption of Middle East peace talks inspires little hope among Palestinians who say the prospect of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel seems no more than a dream.
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Dejected Palestinians see no hope in peace talks
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 21-08-2010
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian leaders on Friday accepted a U.S. invitation for face-to-face peace talks with Israel but said they would withdraw if it resumed Jewish settlement building on occupied land.
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Palestinians warn new settlement will derail talks
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 20-08-2010
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – The Palestinian leadership accepted on Friday a U.S. invitation for face-to-face peace talks with Israel, a senior Palestinian official said, clearing the way for the first direct talks since late 2008.
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Palestinians accept U.S. invite to talks with Israel
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 20-08-2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama scored a fragile diplomatic victory on Friday as Israel and the Palestinians indicated they were ready to resume direct peace talks in Washington on Sept. 2.
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Q+A – U.S. faces challenges in Israeli-Palestinian talks