Diplomats Gather In Paris For Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks

DW: Diplomats flock to Paris for summit on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Envoys from over 70 countries, including the US, have gathered in Paris to discuss the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Israel's Netanyahu has slammed the meet as "rigged" against his country.

The diplomats are expected to urge the creation of a Palestinian state at the Sunday peace conference.

"A two-state solution is the only possible one," French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said while opening the meet, calling it "more indispensable than ever" to solve the decades-long dispute.

"Both parties are very far apart and their relationship is one of distrust - a particularly dangerous situation," Ayrault added. "Our collective responsibility is to bring Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table."

A draft declaration seen by the DPA news agency also calls for "two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security."

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WNU Editor: How can you have peace talks when the principles are not even there .... Missing at Israel-Palestinian Peace Conference: Israelis or Palestinians (NYT). This summit also appears to be more focused on what President-elect Trump will do and not on the peace talks .... At Paris meeting, major powers to warn Trump over Middle East peace (Reuters).

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Dozens Of Diplomats Gather In Paris For Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks -- NPR
Paris Holds Talks on Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process -- WSJ
France describes need for two-state solution at Israel, Palestinian conference -- UPI
Hollande Tells Mideast Conference Two-State Solution Threatened -- Bloomberg
Paris conference to send Trump a warning over Israel and Palestinians -- The Guardian
Netanyahu: Paris peace conference is 'useless' -- CNN
Paris is hosting Mideast peace talks without Israelis, Palestinians, or the Trump team -- The Week