Israeli-Palestinian talks: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (top r.) and Special Envoy George Mitchell (bottom r.) participate in a trilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd l.) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the secretary's office, at the State Department in Washington September 2. (State Department/Reuters)
Israeli-Palestinian talks: no breakthroughs, but a way forward
The Israeli, Palestinian leaders agree to meet again in less than two weeks and to work on a ‘framework agreement for permanent status.’Foreign Policy (View all)
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