[Ha'aretz] Barak Ravid - U.S. Secretary of State Rice met Sunday in Jerusalem with Israeli Foreign Minister Livni, who said that negotiations with Palestinians ahead of the Annapolis meeting have stalled. "There is no tension, but there are problems," Livni said. "There are differences of opinion over the road map. We must reach a basic understanding that the creation of a Palestinian state should occur only after Israel's security is established." Israel insists that any future agreement be put into effect only after the Palestinians meet their obligations according to the road map. The Palestinians claim that 90-95% of their first phase road map obligations have already been carried out, while Israel has failed to abide by its commitments.
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