Mideast Peace Talks
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US admits setback in Mideast peace talks
Palestinian politicians rebuffed on Thursday a hard-fought peace blueprint thrashed out by US Secretary of State John Kerry with president Mahmud Abbas in a major blow to his marathon peace efforts.
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With statehood, Palestine ready to end all claims
The Palestinians are ready to end all historic claims against Israel once they establish their state in the lands Israel occupied in the 1967 Mideast War, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday, addressing a long-standing Israeli demand.In an interview with Israel TV, Abbas also said negotiations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netany...
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Palestinians wait on decision to quit peace talks
The Palestinian President said on Monday he would wait at least a week before deciding whether to quit Mideast peace talks, giving US mediators precious time to broker a compromise after Israel refused to extend its 10-month moratorium on new West Bank settlement construction.President Mahmoud Abbas has repeatedly threatened to withdraw from the ne...
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Obama preaches peace; Iran talks conspiracy
He's hardly the first president to come this podium seeking Mideast peace, but Barack Obama is hoping against hope to be the last. "Now is the time for this opportunity to be seized, so that it doesn't slip away," he says. In his annual general assembly speech, he said he wants next year's to herald the seating of an independent Palestinian state.B...
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Mid East peace talks show signs of promise
In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders have pledged in a cordial first round of talks to meet at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year.As their facilitator-in-chief, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Israeli Prime Minister Benja...
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Obama opens long-shot talks on Mideast peace
US President Barack Obama is opening a new round of Mideast peacemaking on Wednesday, bringing Israeli and Palestinian leaders together for talks aimed at forging agreement within one year on a two-state solution: A sovereign Palestine and a secure Israel.Expectations were low as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President M...
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US admits setback in Mideast peace talks
Palestinian politicians rebuffed on Thursday a hard-fought peace blueprint thrashed out by US Secretary of State John Kerry with president Mahmud Abbas in a major blow to his marathon peace efforts.
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With statehood, Palestine ready to end all claims
The Palestinians are ready to end all historic claims against Israel once they establish their state in the lands Israel occupied in the 1967 Mideast War, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday, addressing a long-standing Israeli demand.In an interview with Israel TV, Abbas also said negotiations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netany...
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Palestinians wait on decision to quit peace talks
The Palestinian President said on Monday he would wait at least a week before deciding whether to quit Mideast peace talks, giving US mediators precious time to broker a compromise after Israel refused to extend its 10-month moratorium on new West Bank settlement construction.President Mahmoud Abbas has repeatedly threatened to withdraw from the ne...
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Obama preaches peace; Iran talks conspiracy
He's hardly the first president to come this podium seeking Mideast peace, but Barack Obama is hoping against hope to be the last. "Now is the time for this opportunity to be seized, so that it doesn't slip away," he says. In his annual general assembly speech, he said he wants next year's to herald the seating of an independent Palestinian state.B...
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Mid East peace talks show signs of promise
In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders have pledged in a cordial first round of talks to meet at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year.As their facilitator-in-chief, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Israeli Prime Minister Benja...
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Obama opens long-shot talks on Mideast peace
US President Barack Obama is opening a new round of Mideast peacemaking on Wednesday, bringing Israeli and Palestinian leaders together for talks aimed at forging agreement within one year on a two-state solution: A sovereign Palestine and a secure Israel.Expectations were low as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President M...
