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Quartet to Present Mideast Peace Plan


(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid - In a last-minute effort to stop the Palestinians from seeking unilateral recognition at the UN in September, the Mideast Quartet is planning to present a new international peace plan based on President Obama's Mideast speech on May 19, at a summit in Washington on July 11, senior Israeli and European officials said Tuesday. The Quartet summit will convene following pressure on the U.S. by Germany, France, and Britain to present an international peace plan. U.S. envoys Dennis Ross and David Hale conducted two rounds of talks in recent weeks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in an effort to draw up a formula for a compromise which will be used to invite both sides to engage in direct negotiations in the U.S.
2011-06-29 00:00:00
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