WORLD BRIEFING / ISRAEL
President Obama’s special envoy to the Middle East, George J. Mitchell, arrived in Israel on a push to revive the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
The right-leaning government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has so far refused to commit itself to resuming talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas or to freezing Jewish settlement growth in the West Bank, both priorities for the new U.S. administration.
Starting his first visit to Israel since Netanyahu took office late last month, Mitchell met Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv, Barak’s office said. He is due to meet Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Netanyahu and other top officials today. He will have talks with Abbas and other Palestinian leaders in the West Bank on Friday.
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