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Afghan Peace Talks Hinge
on US Pullout

Militants negotiate with intermediaries, but
no likely deals yet

May 21, 09 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Peace talks are under way in Afghanistan between militant leaders and intermediaries, but the insurgent groups—which include the Taliban—continue to insist on US withdrawal as a condition for peace, the New York Times reports. The Afghan government is backing the talks and optimistic about American backing, even as... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • insurgents • militant • peace talks • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • President Obama

Mitchell Pushes Two-State Solution in Israel

Palestinians must first accept Jewish state, Netanyahu responds

Apr 16, 09 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration’s envoy to the Middle East told the Israeli government today that Washington will “vigorously pursue” the creation of a Palestinian state, Reuters reports. George Mitchell stated America’s purpose as a means to organize statehood talks with Israel; PM Benjamin Netanyahu said it would first... More »

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Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • George Mitchell • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • Avigdor Lieberman • peace talks • Palestinian statehood • Mideast peace talks • two-state solution

Despite 'Skepticism,' Blair Nudges Netanyahu on Talks

Urges negotiations for two-state solution, more freedom for Palestinians

Apr 6, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though “there is a great deal of skepticism out there” about the motivation of Israel’s new prime minister, Middle East envoy Tony Blair today encouraged Benjamin Netanyahu to resume Palestinian peace talks amid efforts to improve the West Bank’s economy, Reuters reports. A “credible political negotiation... More »

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Tony Blair • Middle East • Palestine • Benjamin Netanyahu • West Bank • Arab Israeli conflict • peace talks • Palestinian statehood • two-state solution

Prepare for War: New Israeli Foreign Minister 

Lieberman douses Palestinian peace hopes in debut speech

Apr 1, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israel’s new foreign minister, a renowned hawk, wasted no time in drumming up war rhetoric. On his first day on the job, Avigdor Lieberman said, “Those who want peace should prepare for war,” as he dismissed his predecessor’s negotiations with the Palestinians, the New York Times... More »

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Israel • Palestine • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • Avigdor Lieberman • peace talks

US, Iran Meet in Moscow on Afghanistan Peace

Officials talk terror, drug trafficking

Mar 29, 09 6:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - American and Iranian officials gathered in Moscow for Afghanistan peace talks, highlighting a warming of US-Tehran relations under President Obama, reports the Times of London. “We’ve turned a page to have Iranians and Americans at the same table all discussing Afghanistan,” said Russia’s foreign minister at... More »

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Afghanistan • Iran • Russia • United States • peace talks • Afghanistan war • Obama administration

Seeking Talks, US May Allow Taliban Political Party

Some could run for office, but power-sharing impossible: diplomat

Mar 22, 09 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an effort to establish a dialogue with the Taliban, the US may allow the militant group to create a political party or be represented by election candidates, the Guardian reports. Other options include removing Taliban leaders from UN blacklists, releasing prisoners, and revising Afghanistan’s constitution. But there’s... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • political party • candidate • peace talks • election • dialogue • Afghanistan war

Taliban Mullahs Reject Karzai's Offer of Talks

Militants say they won't deal until foreign troops withdraw

Nov 17, 08 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Taliban leaders have rejected Hamid Karzai's guarantee of safe passage in exchange for beginning peace talks, reports Reuters. The militants instead reiterated demands for all foreign troops to leave Afghanistan before any negotiating begins—a condition the Afghan president rejected as unacceptable. Some analysts don't see Mullah Mohammad Omar's rejection... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Hamid Karzai • negotiations • peace talks • al-Qaeda • Mullah Omar • Afghanistan war

 Russia-Georgia 
 Talks Break Down 

UN court tells nations not to target breakaway groups

Oct 15, 08 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Georgia-Russia peace talks broke down today when Russian officials skipped a plenary session, Reuters reports, and the two sides failed even to agree on whether to include officials from South Ossetia and Abkhazia in the closed-door meeting. Each side bitterly blamed the other amid continuing tensions emanating from the five-day... More »

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Russia • Georgia • Geneva • peace talks • conflict resolution • South Ossetia

Taliban Breaks al-Qaeda Ties, Talks Peace: Report

Afghans deny secret Saudi-backed dialogue

Oct 6, 08 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Taliban has broken all ties with al-Qaeda and engaged in peace talks with the Afghan government, CNN reports. The talks, held from Sept. 24-27 in Saudi Arabia, mark the first attempt to negotiate an end to the war in Afghanistan. But both Afghan and Taliban spokesmen are denying the... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Saudi Arabia • peace talks • al-Qaeda

 Israel Releases 198 Palestinians

Freed prisoners intended to shore up Fatah PM Abbas; some in Israel fuming

Aug 25, 08 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel today released 198 Palestinian prisoners in an effort to bolster Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas, the AFP reports. The release, on the eve of a visit by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, included two prisoners held since the late 1970s who were convicted of murdering Israelis. One of them,... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Israeli prisoner release • peace talks

Abbas Calls for Renewed Talks With Hamas

About-face signals frustration with Bush-led peace talks

Jun 5, 08 5:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas offered an unexpected olive branch to Hamas yesterday, reports the New York Times. Abbas, in control of only the West Bank since the Islamic militant group seized Gaza last year, said it was time for national unity talks aimed at forming a new government. The move... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • Palestinians • peace talks • Mideast peace talks

Israel Confirms Peace Talks
With Syria

Olmert ready to give
up Golan; Israelis
may disapprove

May 21, 08 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel and Syria have been holding secret peace talks, with Turkey as the middleman, the two sides announced today, acknowledging for the first time the long-rumored negotiations. Syria is technically at war with Israel over the Golan Heights, which the Israelis seized in 1967. Israel is ready to give the... More »

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Iran • Israel • Turkey • Syria • Ehud Olmert • Hezbollah • Golan Heights • peace talks

India Locks Down Jaipur
After Bombs Kill 80

City locked down to prevent Hindu/Muslim clashes

May 14, 08 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police have locked down the old city of Jaipur today after seven bomb blasts killed at least 80 people yesterday, the AP reports. Police in the western Indian city suspect Islamic terrorists were behind the carnage and have imposed the curfew to prevent any retaliatory violence from the city's Hindu... More »

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India • bomb • Pakistan militants • peace talks • Islamic terrorism • terrorist attack • Hindus • Jaipur

Police Probe of Olmert Plagues Rice Peace Trip

Investigation could trip up peace deal Rice calls 'achievable'

May 5, 08 4:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's talks in Jerusalem yesterday to bolster the Mideast peace process were overshadowed by an intensifying police investigation into activities by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, reports the New York Times. A court gag order is keeping investigation details under wraps, but observers indicate the probe... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Condoleezza Rice • Arab Israeli conflict • peace talks

Dalai Lama Reps Visit China for Peace Talks

Trip marks first contact between sides since violent protests began

May 3, 08 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Representatives for the Dalai Lama head to China today for talks on restoring peace between the two sides, the BBC reports. The visit marks the first contact between the exiled leader and Chinese officials since pro-Tibet protests turned violent in March. The envoys will discuss the Dalai Lama’s “... More »

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China • protests • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence • peace talks

Islamic Groups Reject Truce in Egypt Peace Talks

Islamic Jihad, Hamas want more concessions before truce with Israel

Mar 27, 08 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Egypt’s talks with Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad, aimed at establishing a truce with Israel, ended unsuccessfully today, Reuters reports. The militant groups demanded Israel stop Gaza and West Bank raids, end its Gaza blockade, and reopen border-crossings. Hamas and Israel already appear to have instituted a... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Egypt • Islamic Jihad • peace talks • Gaza blockade

Egypt Hosts Gaza Truce Talks

Arab bulwark pitches ceasefire to Hamas, Islamic Jihad 

Mar 6, 08 12:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Egypt has begun talks with Hamas and Islamic Jihad in an attempt to broker an end to rocket attacks on Israel and retaliatory Israeli raids in Gaza, Reuters reports. A ceasefire would make it easier for Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to resume peace talks with Israel. Leaders of the groups... More »

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Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Egypt • Islamic Jihad • peace talks • Mahmoud al-Zahar • Khader Habib

Abbas Backs Down, Will Resume Talks

Calls negotiations a 'strategic choice'

Mar 5, 08 9:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Fatah Palestinians will resume peace talks with Israel, Mahmoud Abbas said today, recapitulating on his demands that Israel first halt its bloody campaign against Hamas in Gaza. Abbas characterized the peace process as a “strategic choice.” The Palestinian president halted the talks on Sunday after an Israeli attack,... More »

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Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Condoleezza Rice • Fatah • Israel and Palestinians • peace talks

Abbas Rebuffs Rice on Talks

Rice urges Abbas: don't let extremists win

Mar 5, 08 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas refused to commit to resuming peace talks with Israel yesterday despite entreaties from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the New York Times reports. "I call on the Israeli government to halt its aggression so the necessary environment can be created to make negotiations succeed,"... More »

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Bush administration • Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Condoleezza Rice • Arab Israeli conflict • peace talks

Abbas Freezes Peace Talks With Israel

Says negotiations won't resume until offensive on Palestinians ends

Mar 2, 08 1:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas halted peace talks with Israel today “until [Israeli] aggression is stopped,” Reuters reports. Abbas ordered the suspension of the US-brokered talks as Israel’s Gaza offensive continued and the Palestinian death toll topped 100. But Israeli PM Ehud Olmert showed no sign of relenting,... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Condoleezza Rice • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • peace talks • Israeli offensive • Palestinian statehood • George W. Bush

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