Middle East Politics.Net » Clinton http://middleeastpolitics.net Facts, News, Trends, Analysis Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:56:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Palestinians Downplay Clinton’s Attempts http://middleeastpolitics.net/2010/01/10/palestinians-downplay-clintons-attempts/ http://middleeastpolitics.net/2010/01/10/palestinians-downplay-clintons-attempts/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 07:34:41 +0000 davidhulme http://middleeastpolitics.net/?p=4104 Hillary Clinton’s latest efforts to restart peace talks met with a rebuff from the veteran Palestinian negotiator over the weekend. According to Saeb Erekat “You cannot have discussions on borders while the territory you want to set up your state on is being eaten up by the settlements.”

David Hulme

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Although Obama has gathered much support in Turkey, one of the most worrisome issues is the Armenian problem. The international arena should soon know the answer.

Aylin Cicek

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