Come back to the table, Israelis and Palestinians are urged (AP)

Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 8:31 am  
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton seen during talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Clinton is participating in a meeting of the Quartet of Middle East peace mediators — the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP – Top international diplomats on Friday called on Israel and the Palestinians to return to peace negotiations with a goal of reaching a final settlement that would make an independent Palestinian state within 24 months. They reiterated their condemnation of Israel’s latest go to add Jewish housing in disputed east Jerusalem but did not soar criticism of the Jewish state.


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Poll: Israelis view Obama favorably despite row (AP)

Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 3:32 am  
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (hidden), Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Former British premier Tony Blair, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. The Middle East Quartet urged Israel to freeze all settlement activity and expressed deep concern about the situation in Gaza, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.(AFP/Yuri Kadobnov)AP – A poll shows an overwhelming majority of Israelis reckon President Barack Obama is honest and friendly toward Israel, despite a grave diplomatic feud with the U.S. over east Jerusalem construction.


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