US envoy Mitchell to meet with Israeli, Palestinian leaders, hoping to revive peace talks

September 20th, 2009 JERUSALEM - In an effort to renew the peace process in the Middle East, President Barack Obama will host a tripartite meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the meeting would take place after Obama meets separately with each of the two leaders.

September 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.

September 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.

September 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.

September 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.

September 15th, 2009 US envoy pushes Israel for settlement compromiseJERUSALEM — Washington's special Mideast envoy pressed Israel to curtail West Bank settlement construction but announced no breakthroughs after talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Tuesday. After an evening meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Mitchell said the U.S.

September 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.

August 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.

August 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.

July 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.

July 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.

July 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.

June 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.

June 10th, 2009 JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH - Visiting US peace envoy George Mitchell arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah Wednesday for a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, on the second day of talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Mitchell met Tuesday with Israeli leaders, including a four-hour-long parley with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the evening.

June 10th, 2009 US envoy pushes for prompt Mideast peace talksRAMALLAH, West Bank — The United States seeks a "prompt resumption and early conclusion" of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Washington's special Mideast envoy said after talks Wednesday with Palestinian leaders. Former Sen. George Mitchell did not give any timetable in his prepared statement to reporters after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah.