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    To the Point

    Israelis and Palestinians Agree to Talk

    President Obama took a diplomatic gamble today by inviting the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to Washington next month to begin the first direct peace talks in almost two years. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made the announcement .

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

    President Obama took a diplomatic gamble today by inviting the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to Washington next month to begin the first direct peace talks in almost two years. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made the announcement. Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas will be joined by Egyptian President Mubarak, Jordan’s King Abdullah and Tony Blair, special representative of the US, the UN the EU and Russia, the so-called Middle East Quartet. Gideon Lichfield is deputy editor of the Economist Online and former Jerusalem correspondent for the magazine.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Gideon Lichfield

      Editor, Quartz

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    1 of 3
    Transgenics: AquaBounty Salmon and the Enviropig
    1. 0:00Israelis and Palestinians Agree to TalkYou’re reading this
    2. 7:21From Genetically Modified Crops to Fish and Farm Animals
    3. 42:11Viktor Bout, Merchant of Death, to Be Extradited to US
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