Britain Invites Palestinians to Talks, But Israel, U.S. Cool

(Reuters) "I am inviting leading Palestinians to come to Britain in January to a conference along with members of the Quartet and other countries from the region," British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the British parliament. The Palestinians have announced their acceptance of the invitation, but Israel has asked Washington to go slowly on the Middle East "road map" until after the Israeli elections on January 28.


2002-12-17 00:00:00

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