A pledge to forge Mideast peace in one year

The new peace effort abandons the incremental approach that characterized previous talks. The tough issues will be hammered out in a single package deal.

What happened

Launching an ambitious new round of Middle East peace talks, President Obama last week pledged to help negotiate a comprehensive agreement between Palestinians and Israelis within one year. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed unusual optimism as they met for the first time in nearly two years. “We seek a peace that will end the conflict between us once and for all,” Netanyahu said. “We seek a peace that will last for generations.” If successful, the talks would lead to the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank.

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