|
|
Article: Roundup: Israeli officials not optimistic about Obama-Netanyahu- Abbas summit
- Article from:
- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- September 21, 2009
CopyrightCopyright 2009 Xinhua News Agency. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Roundup: Israeli officials not optimistic about Obama-Netanyahu-
Abbas summit Roundup: Israeli officials not optimistic about Obama-
Netanyahu- Abbas summit
by Zvi Amitai, Xu Gang
JERUSALEM, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. President
Barack Obama are set to hold a tripartite summit Tuesday in New
York, after several months of U.S. efforts to renew the stalled
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Israel expressed satisfaction with the decision, with senior
government officials saying that Netanyahu stuck to his principles
by refusing to commit to a complete moratorium on building the West
Bank settlements. However, they ...