No agreement on Mideast cease-fire plan - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060726/ap_on_re_mi... ROME - U.S., European and Arab officials holding crisis talks on Lebanon failed to agree Wednesday on an immediate plan to halt the fighting between
Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.
US Envoy to Sound Out Israel on Two-State Solution http://community.myvoa.com/_US_Envoy%20to%20Sou... George Mitchell, the U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, is set to visit Israel, the Palestinian territories, and other parts of the region next week. This will be his first visit to Israel since rightist Benjamin Netanyahu became prime minister. Mr. Netanyahu has not declared support for the two-state solution that Washington wants and Mitchell's job will be to see whether Israel is interested in restarting the peace process.
US Vice President Pressures Israel for Two-State Solution http://community.myvoa.com/_US_Vice%20President... The Obama administration is challenging Israel to back a two-state peace agreement with the Palestinians. Vice President Joe Biden called for a two-state solution during a speech Tuesday before a pro-Israel lobby group in Washington. And, President Obama met with Israeli President Shimon Peres at the White House. VOA's Carolyn Presutti brings us both events
The Associated Press: Netanyahu could use Iran vote in policy speech | Infopirate.org http://infopirate.org/bm_associated-press-netan... JERUSALEM (AP) Israel's prime minister delivers a highly anticipated policy speech Sunday in which he could use the re-election of Iran's hard-line president to boost his argument that Tehran poses a bigger threat to Mideast peace than his refusal to endorse Palestinian statehood.
