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Israel Pressed to Make Bolder Moves Before Meeting


[Reuters] Adam Entous - The U.S. is pressing Israel to go beyond a planned partial settlement freeze and to raise the number of Palestinian prisoners to be freed before the Annapolis peace conference, Israeli and Western officials said on Sunday. U.S. and Israeli officials have stressed that the centerpiece of the conference will be an agreement to resume formal statehood negotiations. "Annapolis cannot be a failure because it is already a success just for taking place," Israeli Prime Minister Olmert told visiting French Foreign Minister Kouchner. "It is a launching of talks which have not taken place in seven years, in the presence of dozens of countries and the entire world," Olmert added.
2007-11-19 01:00:00
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