Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Israeli-Palestinian peace talks resuming after 7-year freeze, violence

Israelis and Palestinians resume negotiations for the first time in nearly seven years, trying to reconcile conflicting claims and clashing dreams in a bid to end six decades of conflict.

Late Tuesday, Israel announced that the talks would be moved from Jerusalem's King David Hotel to an undisclosed location. No reason for the change was given.

Israel's plan to expand an east Jerusalem neighborhood and an Israeli military operation that killed six militants in the Gaza Strip have cast a pall over the talks even before they begin Wednesday. Palestinians accused Israel of sabotaging the negotiations, a charge Israel rejected.

The last round of …

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