His Majesty King Abdullah is greeted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (click title to entry - thank you) ahead of their meeting in London yesterday (Photo by Yousef Allan)
...The King and Brown discussed the latest developments in the peace process, including the start of indirect talks between the Palestinians and Israelis, as well as the next steps that should be taken to guarantee the needed progress is made to end the conflict within a regional context to reach a comprehensive peace in the Middle East....
...His Majesty also met with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and discussed steps to be taken to guarantee tangible progress in the peace talks....
The diplomatic efforts are only beginning. There is every reason to believe the Israelis will have to remove more than 16oo settlements in East Jerusalem before all is completed.
The path to peace was not facilitated by the Bush Administration what so ever at all.
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel apologized Wednesday (click here) for disrupting the visit of Vice President Joe Biden with its announcement of 1,600 new homes in disputed east Jerusalem, but made clear it had no intention of reversing the order that has cast a shadow over the latest U.S. push for Mideast peace.
As Biden held talks with top Palestinian leaders in the West Bank, Israeli Interior Minister Eli Yishai, whose office announced the new construction on lands Palestinians claim for a future state, said the problem was about timing, not substance....
Jill Biden (centre), wife of US Vice President Joe Biden, visits Jerusalem’s Old City on Tuesday. The Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall are seen in the background (Reuters photo by Gali Tibbon/Pool)
