Palestinian Approval Clears Way for Mideast Talks - 0 views
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Negotiations are being overshadowed by Israel's refusal to halt settlement construction on war-won land, and the rule of the Islamic militant Hamas in the Gaza Strip
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The indirect format also looks like a big step backwards, following 16 years of direct, if intermittent, negotiations
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Abbas has said he will not hold direct talks until Israel stops all settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, the sector of the city Palestinians claim as a future capital