Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Resume
From Times Wire Reports
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators resumed talks after a short-lived suspension by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak that the Palestinians said called into question his commitment to peace. Barak’s office in Jerusalem said in a terse statement that Israeli senior negotiator Gilead Sher and his Palestinian counterpart, Saeb Erekat, had a “business-like” meeting. Erekat said later that the Palestinians wanted “real talks” to resume but only with U.S. mediation.
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