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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/world/middleeast/03diplo.html
Netanyahu and Abbas Begin Direct Mideast Peace Talks
(New York Times) Helene Cooper and Mark Landler - Israeli and Palestinian leaders were to open direct peace negotiations Thursday in Washington following a White House dinner Wednesday where President Obama vowed to do everything within his power in the next year to achieve a comprehensive agreement. Prime Minister Netanyahu, turning toward Palestinian President Abbas, called him his "partner in peace." "The Jewish people are not strangers in our homeland, the land of our forefathers," he said. "But we recognize that another people share this land with us. And I came here today to find an historic compromise that will enable both peoples to live in peace, security and dignity."