Read more George Mitchell stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3414/george-mitchell.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:56:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70030/obama-to-israeli-palestinian-leaders-get-to-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to restart peace talks, saying it was “time to move forward” on finding compromises to the contentious final status issues, the New York Times reports. Obama delivered his comments today after separate one-on-one meetings with Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas and just before...http://www.newser.com/story/70030/obama-to-israeli-palestinian-leaders-get-to-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 14:17:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69831/obama-meets-with-abbas-netanyahu-next-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama will host a meeting Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in an effort to lay the groundwork for renewed negotiations on Mideast peace. The three-way meeting, which will be on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly forum, will take place...http://www.newser.com/story/69831/obama-meets-with-abbas-netanyahu-next-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 22:34:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67262/quietly-israel-backs-off-new-settlements.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBenjamin Netanyahu has struck a hawkish tone on settlements since returning to the Israeli premiership, and his cabinet ministers insisted as recently as Monday that "there is no choice but to continue building." But quietly, his government has agreed to Barack Obama's demand to end new construction in the West...http://www.newser.com/story/67262/quietly-israel-backs-off-new-settlements.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 9:19:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63093/israel-willing-to-freeze-settlements.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Israeli government approved the construction of 50 new West Bank homes today, seemingly defying President Obama’s call for a freeze on new settlements. But Defense Minister Ehud Barak plans to offer a temporarily halt on some construction, officials tell the New York Times , if Palestinians agree to negotiate an...http://www.newser.com/story/63093/israel-willing-to-freeze-settlements.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 9:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56380/mitchell-pushes-two-state-solution-in-israel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration’s envoy to the Middle East told the Israeli government today that Washington will “vigorously pursue” the creation of a Palestinian state, Reuters reports. George Mitchell stated America’s purpose as a means to organize statehood talks with Israel; PM Benjamin Netanyahu said it would first be necessary for...http://www.newser.com/story/56380/mitchell-pushes-two-state-solution-in-israel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Apr 2009 15:49:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52148/in-middle-east-clinton-faces-new-troubles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHillary Clinton arrived in Egypt last night, beginning her trip to the Middle East at a conference aimed at raising reconstruction money for Gaza. The secretary of state has enlisted a team of diplomats with long experience in Mideast negotiations, led by former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell. But as...http://www.newser.com/story/52148/in-middle-east-clinton-faces-new-troubles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Mar 2009 8:42:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51144/clinton-the-campaigner-moves-to-state-for-good-or-ill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Hillary Clinton takes over the State Department, it's worth remembering that her train-wreck presidential campaign followed an "audacious 2000 run for Senate" and an excellent record as a legislator, Michael Crowley writes for the New Republic. "The question—not only for Hillary's legacy but for US foreign policy—is...http://www.newser.com/story/51144/clinton-the-campaigner-moves-to-state-for-good-or-ill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Feb 2009 7:47:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49349/mitchell-calls-for-lasting-peace-as-new-violence-hits-gaza.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFresh violence in Gaza today threatened the fragile ceasefire as George Mitchell called for a lasting truce between Hamas and Israel, AFP reports. An Israeli air strike wounded 18 Palestinians, including 11 children and a pregnant woman. The Israeli army said it was targeting a Hamas policeman responsible for a...http://www.newser.com/story/49349/mitchell-calls-for-lasting-peace-as-new-violence-hits-gaza.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 12:19:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49236/no-way-mitchell-hits-latest-pitch-out-of-park.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThose who think George Mitchell will achieve progress in the Middle East point to his record of robust diplomacy in Northern Ireland 10 years ago. One hopes, for the sake of peace, that Mitchell follows his work there and not a more recent example, Will Leitch writes for the New...http://www.newser.com/story/49236/no-way-mitchell-hits-latest-pitch-out-of-park.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 14:23:01 CST