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Olmert, Abbas Talk on Palestinian Soil

Jericho get-together signals progress in stalled peace process

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 6, 2007 5:11 PM CDT

(Newser) – Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas met in the West Bank city of Jericho today, the first time an Israeli head of state has been to the Palestinian territories in 7 years. The meeting was an attempt by both parties to bolster the moderate Fatah party’... Read full story »

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