Topic: Israel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two members of the international quartet of Middle East mediators suggested on Friday that stalled indirect peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians may be unblocked in coming days. Speaking after a meeting in Moscow of the group -- comprising the United States, European Union, United Nations and Russia -- quartet envoy Tony Blair told Reuters he hoped for a ...
The Quartet for the Middle East urged Israel Friday to stop building settlements and set a bold target for a final deal with the Palestinians by 2012 as it tried to kickstart the stalled peace process. An Israeli announcement last week of the construction of 1,600 new settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem led the Palestinians to call for ...
US Middle East envoy George Mitchell will hold talks with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner in Paris on Saturday, a spokesman said, amid tensions over Israel's move to build settler homes. Mitchell has delayed a scheduled visit to Israel and the West Bank amid US anger over Israeli building plans for east Jerusalem, which were announced as indirect Isareli-Palestinian ...
