Rice hails deal, but Palestine officials are skeptical
(NEWSER) - Pressured by Condoleezza Rice to kickstart flagging peace talks, Israel pledged to remove about 50 roadblocks from the West Bank—the first in a series of “concrete steps” to finalize a deal, Al Jazeera reports. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad hailed the news despite skepticism from other officials. “We will believe it when we see it,” one Palestinian negotiator told the Washington Post. More»
