U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pose for photographers before their meeting in New York, November 11, 2010. Clinton assured Netanyahu on Thursday that Israel's security requirements would be "fully taken into account" under any future peace deal with the Palestinians. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidLengthy Clinton, Netanyahu Meeting Fails To Revive Mideast Peace Talks -- Washington Post
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met in New York with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu over a seven-hour period Thursday in an unusually lengthy but apparently unsuccessful attempt to rekindle moribund Middle East peace talks.
No breakthroughs were reported. Clinton and Netanyahu's offices issued a joint statement reiterating the two sides' diplomatic boilerplate on peace efforts.
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More News On Today's Clinton - Netanyahu Meeting
Clinton-Bibi hold marathon six hour meeting -- Politico
Lengthy US-Israel talks fail to make Mideast headway -- AFP
Hil Presses Bibi But No Deal -- New York Daily News
7.5 hours later: Clinton-Netanyahu meeting comes to a close -- Ynet News
Clinton offers Netanyahu security pledge on peace talks -- Reuters
Clinton-Netanyahu Meeting Produces No Breakthrough -- NPR/AP
Netanyahu, Clinton Vow to Keep Working to Revive Middle East Peace Talks -- Bloomberg
Clinton, Netanyahu meet to discuss path to resuming Mideast peace talks -- L.A. Times
My Comment: They spent 7 hours in meetings (and intense negotiations) .... and nothing changed. The New York Times believes there is progress, but I doubt that the next meeting will change anything .... nor the one after that. The Washington Times in its editorial today is right .... the time is fast approaching for President Obama to position himself to become actively engaged in these talks if they are to succeed, or to realize that maybe now is not the time to press forward peace talks when no one in the region is interested in peace.
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