Israel, Palestinians Want Peace Talks, Mitchell Says
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U.S. Middle East Envoy George Mitchell said he’ll keep trying to bridge a dispute over West Bank settlements because Israelis and Palestinians agree in principle on the need to continue direct peace talks.
Mitchell spoke in Cairo today after meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the wake of yesterday’s threat by the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Executive Committee to stop the negotiations with Israel unless it freezes settlement construction.