Israel Sees Talks Failing As George Mitchell Meets Netanyahu U.S. Middle East Envoy George Mitchell is set to meet today with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At the same time, the Israeli government is openly predicting that indirect talks with the Palestinians would fail. “This won’t work … indirect talks, proximity talks will not yield results,” said Intelligence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor, in remarks published in the Jerusalem Post.
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