Middle East Peace talks (24 images)

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas listens as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks following their individual meetings with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington on September 1, 2010. Tomorrow begins the first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in two years. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks alongside U.S. President Barack Obama following their meeting at the White House in Washington on September 1, 2010. Tomorrow begins the first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in two years. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt (L) delivers remarks alongside U.S. President Barack Obama following their meeting at the White House in Washington on September 1, 2010. Tomorrow begins the first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in two years. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

(L to R) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, King Abdullah II of Jordan, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt listen to U.S. President Barack Obama deliver remarks after a series of meetings at the White House in Washington on September 1, 2010. Tomorrow begins the first direct peace talks in two years between Israel and the Palestinian Authority scheduled to begin at the State Department in Washington, D.C. UPI/Alexis C. Glenn