Obama envoy hopes for early relaunch of Mideast peace talksOctober 8th, 2009 JERUSALEM - US President Barack Obama's special envoy to the Middle East said Thursday he hoped his latest shuttle mission in the region would edge Israelis and Palestinians closer toward reviving long-stalled peace talks soon. "We're going to continue with our efforts to achieve an early relaunch of negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians," Senator George Mitchell told reporters before a private meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem.
Obama tells UN it's time to re-launch Mideast peace negotiations without preconditionsSeptember 23rd, 2009 Obama urges relaunch of Mideast peace negotiationsUNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama says the time has come to re-launch negotiations toward the long-elusive goal of Mideast peace. In a speech to the U.N.
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.
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 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.
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.
Mitchell, Netanyahu report 'good progress' in resuming Mideast peace talksAugust 26th, 2009 Mitchell, Netanyahu say progress made at talksWASHINGTON — The Obama administration's Mideast peace envoy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say they have "made good progress" at talks aimed at restarting negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. A joint statement from former Sen.
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.
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.
Israeli defense minister to meet US Mideast envoy again for more talks on settlementsJuly 4th, 2009 Israeli defense minister, Mitchell to meet againJERUSALEM — 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.
Barak: Israel considering options to promote peace including temporary settlement freezeJuly 1st, 2009 Israel considering options to promote peaceNEW YORK — Israel is considering what it can do to enable a full-fledged Mideast peace process and Palestinian-Israeli negotiations to take off, including instituting a temporary freeze on settlements, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday. But after four hours of talks with U.S.
AP source: US Mideast envoy George Mitchell to visit Syria, Lebanon this weekJune 8th, 2009 AP source: US envoy to visit Syria, LebanonWASHINGTON — A senior Obama administration official says U.S. special Mideast envoy George Mitchell plans to travel to Syria and Lebanon this week.
Obama's Mideast envoy to visit Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Palestinians and likely Syria next weekJune 5th, 2009 Envoy to visit Mideast next weekWASHINGTON — The Obama administration's envoy for Mideast peace is leaving Sunday on a trip to the region, following President Barack Obama's call in Cairo for renewed efforts to restart peace talks. State Department spokesman P.J.
Blair: US-led group of Mideast mediators to unveil new Mideast strategy in 5-6 weeksMay 6th, 2009 Blair: Quartet to unveil Mideast plan in 5-6 weeksJERUSALEM — The U.S.-led Quartet of Mideast mediators is working on a new strategy for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and is expected to present it in five to six weeks, said Quartet envoy Tony Blair. The plan is being devised by the Obama administration, with input from others, Blair told Palestinian reporters.
US envoy hailed for his Mideast peace plansMarch 1st, 2009 RAMALLAH - US Middle East peace envoy George Mitchell is interested in making peace in the whole region rather than in just the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said Saturday. In his second tour since his appointment, Mitchell met Israeli leaders Thursday and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his premier Salam Fayyad Friday.
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