US envoy George Mitchell was holding crucial talks with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Thursday in a bid to keep peace negotiations with Israel from collapsing
The Obama administration reportedly is promising Israel broad security and diplomatic guarantees in exchange for extending a settlement moratorium by 60 days.
Northern Irish Nobel laureate and peace activist Mairead Maguire was prevented from entering Israel Tuesday because of her participation in an attempt to run the Gaza blockade.
Foreign Minister proposes controversial land swap, says Mideast peace deal could take 'decades'; Netanyahu says he didn't see speech beforehand, but doesn't reject the idea.
George Mitchell will try to bridge gaps that Palestinian, Israel and American officials failed to close in a frenetic round of meetings in the U.S. last week.
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy expressed regret on Monday at Israel's failure to renew a freeze on settlement building on occupied Palestinian land, calling for construction to end.
Despite threats to quit negotiations over Israel's resumption of settlement building, Palestinian president keeps hope of compromise alive; Sarkozy calls for Paris summit.
