Israel 1967 Borders Are Central in Mideast Talks Effort
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President Barack Obama’s proposal to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by starting with the 1967 borders will likely be adopted by the international group trying to find a peace agreement.
The meeting today in Washington by the “Quartet” -- the U.S., the European Union, the United Nations and Russia -- has taken on added urgency as Palestinians plan to ask the UN to recognize their state in a September vote. Israel and the U.S. oppose the move, which would raise political and legal questions.