Israel and Palestinian Leaders Extend Egypt Talks

New York Times   
September 15th, 2010

Credit: US Department of State

By MARK LANDLER

The leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority held more than two hours of face-to-face peace talks in a Red Sea resort on Tuesday, delving into several of the core issues that divide the two sides but not breaking an impasse over Jewish settlements.

President Obama’s special representative, George J. Mitchell, said he was encouraged by the overall direction of the talks, but declined to say whether the two sides had made any progress on a dispute over Israel’s moratorium on settlement construction, which is scheduled to expire on Sept. 26.

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The busy day of diplomacy, at a sun-baked luxury hotel overlooking the sparkling waters of the Red Sea, was the second round of direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, after an opening session in Washington two weeks ago. The United States again played a central role, with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mr. Mitchell taking part in the meetings.

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