Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gives a speech to Israeli peace activists and the press in Ramallah, West Bank
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he delivers a speech beside chief peace negotiator Saeb Erakat during a meeting with Israel peace activists and press in the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, West Bank, April 28, 2011. President Abbas said he will have final authority in the make-up of the future Hamas-Fatah cabinet and hoped a unity government will promote peace talks with Israel. UPI/Debbie Hill
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he blames others in the Israeli government for a breakdown in negotiations with Palestinians.
Leadership on all sides is needed to find an enduring solution to the crisis between Israelis and Palestinians, the British foreign secretary said Friday.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts could lead to a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian talks despite hurdles, Israeli President Shimon Peres said.
Israel is keen to resume peace talks with the Palestinians, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said at a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lodged a protest over Israel's decision to legalize four West Bank outposts, officials said.
Jerusalem will always be the capital of Israel, never the capital of a future Palestinian state, Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid said.
Two Palestinian journalists said they were detained and questioned this week by the Palestinian authority, despite a promise to respect freedom of the press.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Israeli-Palestinian peace had an urgent, new opportunity to make headway, and he intended to take advantage of it.
China expects to play a bigger role in the Middle East, analysts said, as new leader Xi Jinping hosted both Palestinian and Israeli leaders.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived Sunday in China, saying he planned to ask China to help the Palestinian economy.
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