Topic: Special Envoy George Mitchell

Washington's Middle East envoy and Israel's defense minister Friday discussed ways to restart peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.

U.S. Special Envoy George Mitchell landed in Israel Thursday, reportedly for meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak traveled to the United States Tuesday to meet with U.S. and U.N. leaders, the Israeli Defense Ministry said.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will conduct bilateral weekend meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, the State Department said Thursday.

Some within the Obama administration are saying indirect Mideast peace negotiations may have to suffice, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported Wednesday.

The White House's hopes of nailing down commitments to restart stalled Mideast peace talks by next week haven't panned out, U.S. officials admit.

U.S. special envoy George Mitchell met Sunday with Syrian President Bashar Assad, beginning a weeklong series of diplomatic visits to the Middle East.

Special envoy George Mitchell will go to the Middle East next week to try to build momentum for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, U.S. President Obama said.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday demanded Hamas stop firing rockets into Israel and said the U.S. special envoy would return soon to the Middle East.

The cease-fire between Palestinian and Israeli forces was rocked by reported attacks as U.S. special envoy George Mitchell pressed his Middle East mission.