Current Edition About Subscribe The Jerusalem Center

Daily Alert Archive

Every Daily Alert Since 2002

Search

Search more than 90,000 news items by topic, author, or source.
Use " " to search for multiple words and phrases.

Trending Topics

October 5, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/10/04/mideast.peace.talks.us/

U.S. Groping to Save Mideast Talks

(CNN) Jill Dougherty and Elise Labott - The U.S. is scrambling to find a way to save the Middle East peace talks before an Arab League meeting in Libya this weekend. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke to Prime Minister Netanyahu on Sunday, the fifth time in the past week. One senior Israeli official said that Netanyahu is "determined to make sure talks go forward," and is "cautiously and discretely" discussing the settlement issue with the U.S. and his own cabinet. The official said Netanyahu is also considering a set of confidence-building measures to offer the Palestinians in lieu of a full settlement freeze. "Something has to be agreed on to keep [the Palestinians] at the talks, but not put a full freeze on settlements," another senior Israeli official said.

View the full edition of Daily Alert

Back to Archive

Subscribe to Daily Alert: