US Mideast envoy returns to Jerusalem

(NECN/APTV) - Washington's special Mideast envoy headed back to Jerusalem on Sunday to try to get peacemaking moving again, with a Nobel Peace Prize for his boss adding new pressure. But envoy George Mitchell had no achievements to report after meeting with Israeli leaders. A laconic statement from the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he and Defense Minister Ehud Barak met with Mitchell to continue talks "to advance the peace process." Lower-level Israeli officials are to travel to Washington this week for further discussions, it added. read more

NECN | October 11, 2009

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