No new offers from Israel, Abbas says
Israel has made no new proposals in meetings with Palestinians about the possibility of resuming formal peace talks, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday.
Israel has made no new proposals in meetings with Palestinians about the possibility of resuming formal peace talks, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday.

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Quartet issues another call for direct Israeli-Palestinian talks ‘
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel blamed the Palestinians Sunday for rejecting a call to hold face-to-face peace talks when representatives of Middle East power brokers visit the region later this week. Mark Regev, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel had renewed an offer to hold direct talks with the Palestinians ahead of Wednesday’s visit by envoys of the so-called …
US: Israel, Palestinians must restart direct talks before they can negotiate …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s cabinet decided on Monday to continue to withhold tax revenues owed to the Palestinian Authority and international envoys ended talks with no sign of a breakthrough in efforts to restart peace talks.
New memoir by former secretary of state reveals details on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks; was “impressed” by Olmert’s desire for a deal.

AFPQuartet seeks Israel-Palestinian peace proposals
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Decision to sell advanced submarine is being reconsidered in light of Israel failure to move forward on talks with Palestinian Authority.
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ThirdAgeUS says Israel, PA support new Quartet approach to talks
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Quartet mandated deadline for re-starting talks now 18 days away; US State Department welcomes Israel’s readiness to resume negotiations. In an apparent effort to keep the most recent Quartet initiative alive, the US embassy circulated a …
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Israel announced Sunday it supports the Middle East Quartet’s call for direct talks with Palestinians to resume within a month.
Israel’s government welcomed on Sunday parts of an international proposal to resume long-stalled peace talks with the Palestinians but said it had concerns about the plan.
In their speeches to the UN General Assembly Friday, Sept. 23, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas agreed only on the importance of reviving peace talks. Otherwise they were daggers drawn.
Quartet calls Israelis and Palestinians to meet within month to create formula by which peace talks can proceed; Israel reacts favorably.