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January 14, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110114/pl_afp/israelpalestinianpeaceus_20110114000520

U.S. Meets with Israeli, Palestinian Negotiators

(AFP) U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell met separately on Thursday with Israeli and Palestinian envoys as part of Washington's bid to revive peace negotiations. State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said Mitchell met first with Palestinian envoy Saeb Erakat and then with Israel's Yitzhak Molcho. Crowley on Thursday reiterated U.S. opposition to a Palestinian proposal for a UN resolution condemning Israel's settlement building. Washington believes the UN "is the wrong forum to address these complex issues," and that Israelis and Palestinians should "find a way back to direct negotiations as the only way" to resolve their differences.

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