Posts Tagged ‘abbas’

Peace talks in jeopardy, Clinton and Abbas meet (AP)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greets Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos as she arrives for a luncheon hosted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at the United Nations, Thursday, Sept.  23, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has spent nearly a half-hour meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as the Obama administration tries to prevent Israeli-Palestinian peace talks from collapsing.


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Abbas sees no alternative to peace talks (AP)

U.S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, waves to journalists as she walks next to Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, prior to a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. After two days of inconclusive Mideast peace negotiations, Clinton traveled Thursday to the Palestinian Authority's headquarters in the West Bank to confer with President Mahmoud Abbas. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)AP – Offering a positive note after two days of inconclusive Mideast peace negotiations, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he sees no alternative to continuing the talks in search of a peace deal with Israel.


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Clinton meets with Netanyahu, Abbas to start talks (AP)

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept.14, 2010, as Egypt hosts the second round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)AP – Convening a new round of negotiations Tuesday between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the “time is ripe” for a Mideast peace deal.


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Abbas asks US to step into settlement dispute (AP)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton looks on as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as she hosts the re-launch of direct negotiations, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he has asked the U.S. to settle a dispute with Israel over settlement expansion that is threatening to derail Mideast peace talks.


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Abbas seeks active US mediation in Mideast talks (AP)

Palestinian men rest in front of the controversial Israeli barrier near the Qalandiya checkpoint outside the West Bank city of Ramallah August 31, 2010. In a high-profile drive for peace, which contrasts with low expectations amongst Israelis and Palestinians, U.S. President Barack Obama will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Jordan's King Abdullah and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at a dinner on Wednesday. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)AP – The Palestinian president said Tuesday he will seek active U.S. mediation in negotiations with Israel that are resuming in Washington this week.


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Abbas: No peace talks with settlement building (AP)

Israeli children walk past Ariel's new Theater in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Ariel , Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. Leading Israeli theater artists have pledged not to perform in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, stirring a heated debate in Israel on Sunday about the dozens of communities just as Israelis and Palestinians are to embark on a new round of peace talks.The settlements, deemed illegal by the international community and built on occupied land the Palestinians want for their state, could derail talks shortly after they are launched Thursday. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned Sunday that he will not back down from his threat to pull out of new peace talks with Israel if it resumes construction in West Bank settlements.


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PLO official says Obama sends warning to Abbas (AP)

Palestinians security forces loyal to president Mahmoud Abbas demonstrate their skills during graduation ceremony in the West Bank city of Jericho, Saturday, July. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)AP – A senior PLO official says President Barack Obama has warned Mahmoud Abbas in a letter that U.S.-Palestinian relations might suffer if the Palestinian leader refuses to resume direct peace talks with Israel.


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