Posted on 09/14/2009 10:05:51 AM PDT by 444Flyer
President Obama’s envoy to the Middle East was last night locked in intense negotiations to secure agreement on a settlement freeze and revived peace talks before a possible summit in New York next week.
George Mitchell met the Israeli President hours after Shimon Peres was discharged from hospital after fainting at a public engagement on Saturday. He will meet Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, tomorrow to discuss a peace plan whereby Israel would freeze construction of settlements on the West Bank and Arab countries take steps towards recognising Israel.
Negotiators said that the outline of a final peace deal for Palestinian statehood could be drawn up by the end of this month.
US officials hope that agreement on a framework deal will lead to a meeting of the Palestinian and Israeli leaders alongside President Obama on the sidelines of next week’s UN General Assembly.
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Ping.
“Day in the Life of Bibi Netanyahu 9/14/09: “No settlement freeze””
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2339360/posts
Why is it that Israel has to make concessions while “Palestine” (a nation in waiting that repeatedly demonstrates that it deserves no such recognition) makes none?
There will never be peace when only one side wants peace.
The list, ping
Having had a few personal dealings with the former Senator from Maine, I can safely say that he's an idiot.
If this 3rd-stringer is the best that BO can send to cement a middle east peace agreement....then he must not be all that serious about it.
Why are they even talking to this Arab-American creep?
Now it's "may revive talks".
Hehe. Mitchell's a boob.
Roger there.;)
You’ve got to ask yourself,
Why isn’t Hillary there negotiating?
Isn’t she the ‘SOS’?
It’s usually the SOS that does the negotiating (think Condi Rice), so why Mitchell instead of Hillary?
IMO it’s because they want to ‘appear’ to be trying to reach a deal but it’s all just a game to Odumo.
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