At a State Department event marking the start of negotiations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (l) shakes hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas while Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton watches. Elisa Miller-Photolink/NEWSCOMIsraeli-Palestinian Talks: How To Keep Saboteurs At Bay -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
Even before the Israeli-Palestinian talks began Sept. 2, an attack by Hamas and a death call by a prominent Jewish rabbi have signaled that extremists want to derail the negotiations. Benjamin Natanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas need to rally the center.
In coming weeks, if all goes well, the spotlight in the Middle East will be on direct talks that started Thursday between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). The two sides promise to meet every two weeks.
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