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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1164583.html
Israel, U.S. Secretly Working to Bridge Gaps
(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid - Israel and the U.S. have been conducting behind-the-scenes negotiations in recent days in an effort to find a formula that would bridge their differences. According to a senior Obama administration official, the top Middle East policy specialist at the White House, Dan Shapiro, arrived in Israel Wednesday on a secret visit. Shapiro and David Hale, who serves as deputy to U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell, held lengthy talks Wednesday in Jerusalem with the prime minister's envoy, Yitzhak Molcho, and Netanyahu adviser Ron Dermer. The talks will continue on Thursday. A senior Israeli official said the parties would try to reach an understanding on a joint approach for furthering the peace process.