US officials keep in touch with Mideast leaders as they try to get peace process back on trackOctober 10th, 2009 Clinton talks to Mubarak; US envoy busy in MideastZURICH — U.S. officials are keeping in touch with Mideast leaders in hopes of getting the faltering peace process back on track.
Obama to host meeting at UN with Netanyahu and Abbas at a time when negotiations are toughSeptember 20th, 2009 Obama, Netanyahu, Abbas to meet amid tensionsWASHINGTON — At a time when wide differences are hindering Mideast peace talks, President Barack Obama will host a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The three men will meet Tuesday in New York on the sidelines of the U.N.
Palestinian official: US Mideast envoy ends shuttle without deal on terms for new peace talksSeptember 18th, 2009 Palestinian official: US envoy ends shuttleRAMALLAH, West Bank — A Palestinian official says the U.S. Mideast envoy has ended his latest shuttle without agreement on terms for renewed peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
Palestinian official: US envoy ends Mideast trip without agreement for renewed talksSeptember 18th, 2009 Palestinian aide: No deal on resuming peace talksRAMALLAH, West Bank — President Barack Obama's special Mideast envoy was unable Friday to bridge wide gaps between Israelis and Palestinians on the terms of renewing peace talks, the chief Palestinian negotiator said. U.S. officials said mediation efforts would continue, however.
US envoy presses on with efforts to revive Mideast peace talks, meets Israeli PMSeptember 18th, 2009 US envoy in new try to revive Mideast peace talksJERUSALEM — The U.S. Mideast envoy is pressing on with efforts to revive Mideast peace talks and extract Israeli concessions on settlements.
US envoy Mitchell to meet with Israeli, Palestinian leaders, hoping to revive peace talksSeptember 15th, 2009 Mitchell to meet with Netanyahu, AbbasJERUSALEM — The Obama administration's special Mideast envoy will be huddling with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, hoping to wring an agreement on Jewish West Bank settlements that would get moribund peace talks back on track. George Mitchell's first meeting on Tuesday will be with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu says he hopes to bridge remaining gaps with US on peacemakingSeptember 13th, 2009 Netanyahu: Gaps with US remain on peacemakingJERUSALEM — An ongoing disagreement between Israel and the U.S. over how to resume Mideast peace talks remains unresolved, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday.
US envoy George Mitchell arrives Jerusalem for talks with Israeli and PalestiniansSeptember 12th, 2009 US envoy arrives in Israel for talksJERUSALEM — U.S. Mideast peace envoy George Mitchell is in Israel to try and kick start Israeli-Palestinian talks before the two sides meet at the U.N.
State Department says Obama's Mideast peace envoy will return to the region next weekSeptember 2nd, 2009 Obama envoy to resume talks in Mideast next weekWASHINGTON — The State Department says former Sen. George Mitchell, who is the Obama administration's special envoy for Mideast peace, will return to the region next week for another round of talks aimed at setting the stage for a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
Israeli prime minister seeks compromise on settlements as he kicks off Europe tour in LondonAugust 25th, 2009 Israeli PM seeks compromise on settlementsLONDON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he will seek a compromise with the United States that would allow Israel to proceed with some settlement construction while restarting peace talks with the Palestinians. In Europe on a four-day tour, the Israeli leader met Tuesday with his British counterpart, Gordon Brown, as his country faces a firm international front against its settlement policy in the West Bank.
State Department: US getting closer to an arrangement for resuming Israel-Palestinian talksAugust 24th, 2009 US says resumption of Mideast peace talks closerWASHINGTON — The State Department says its Mideast peace envoy is getting closer to winning agreement by the Israelis and Palestinians to resume peace talks. Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters Monday that scheduled talks Wednesday in London between peace envoy George Mitchell and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not necessarily produce a breakthrough.
Israel's Netanyahu, US envoy try to end spat over settlements in Jerusalem meetingJuly 28th, 2009 Netanyahu, US envoy try to resolve settlement spatJERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Mideast peace envoy George Mitchell are trying to resolve a public dispute over Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Israeli defense minister to meet US Mideast envoy for more talks on settlementsJuly 4th, 2009 Barak, Mitchell to meet again on settlementsJERUSALEM — An Israeli defense official says Defense Minister Ehud Barak is to hold a second round of talks with U.S. special Mideast peace envoy George Mitchell next week in an effort to resolve differences between the two sides on Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Israel's Netanyahu postpones meeting with Obama's Mideast envoyJune 23rd, 2009 Israeli prime minister postpones Mitchell meetingROME — A meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama's special Middle East peace envoy, former Sen. George Mitchell, has been postponed.
AP sources: Obama sending Mideast peace envoy to Europe for talks with Israeli prime ministerJune 16th, 2009 AP sources: Obama envoy to meet Israeli leaderWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is sending his special Middle East peace envoy to Europe next week for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aimed at quickly restarting negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, two U.S. officials said Tuesday.
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