Leaders of Israel and Palestine Suddenly Chatty

"Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are holding talks in Jerusalem. The meeting is taking place at Mr Olmert's residence in the city.

Both said recently that they want to re-start peace talks, but both sides have also played down the prospects for any rapid progress."

Carter on Carter on Palestine

"The ultimate purpose of my book is to present facts about the Middle East that are largely unknown in America, to precipitate discussion and to help restart peace talks (now absent for six years) that can lead to permanent peace for Israel and its neighbors. Another hope is that Jews and other Americans who share this same goal might be motivated to express their views, even publicly, and perhaps in concert."