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Peace Talks May Resume Tuesday in Washington
(Jerusalem Post) Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom said peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians will likely officially resume on Tuesday in Washington, Israel Radio reported on Thursday. Shalom said he does not believe the Palestinians would opt out of the preliminary talks in Washington, as that would be a "slap" to the Americans. However, on Tuesday Al-Hayat reported that chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat will not depart for Washington until his government receives assurances regarding Israel's readiness to negotiate a deal based on the 1967 lines and a commitment to release prisoners who have been serving sentences handed down before the signing of the Oslo Accords.