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    Bush Calls for New Summit after Olmert-Abbas Meeting in Jerusalem

    After a summit meeting today between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, President Bush called for a regional conference , chaired by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice , to resume the peace process. He offered US support to the new government in the West Bank with further efforts to isolate Hamas, which now controls Gaza.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    After a summit meeting today between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, President Bush called for a regional conference, chaired by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, to resume the peace process. He offered US support to the new government in the West Bank with further efforts to isolate Hamas, which now controls Gaza. What about the divided authority between the West Bank and Gaza? Can there be peace with just part of the Palestinian Territories? Do Israelis still believe that peace is a realistic objective? We hear from Washington, Jerusalem and Gaza.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Paul Richter

      State Department Correspondent for the Los Angeles Times

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      Hazem Abu Shanab

      Palestinian political analyst

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    President Bush's Latest Strategy for Middle East Peace
    1. 1:39Bombing Kills Scores in Kirkuk
    2. 7:46Bush Calls for New Summit after Olmert-Abbas Meeting in JerusalemYou’re reading this
    3. 45:24Los Angeles Archdiocese to Pay $660 Million to 508 Victims
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