UN Correspondent for the New York Sun
United Nations Correspondent for the New York Sun and New York Correspondent for Israel Radio
PROFILE
Benny Avni
Guest
FROM Benny Avni
To the Point
Bush Meets with Abbas as Peace Process Languishes Yesterday, President Bush told the United Nations that peace between Israel and the Palestinians was one of the great objectives of his presidency. Today, he held a private meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas . One of the most startling aspect of the meeting, perhaps, is what was not discussed.
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