Mitchell Ends Mideast Trip With Little Progress Toward Peace Talks Edmund Sanders January 22, 2010 Reporting from Jerusalem - As U.S. envoy George J. Mitchell wrapped up his Mideast trip today with little to show for his efforts to kick-start peace talks, the Obama administration is signaling a growing pessimism that Israelis and Palestinians will return to negotiations any time soon. During his first visit since November, Mitchell met separately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. But officials on both sides said little progress was achieved toward restarting talks that collapsed a year ago....