Palestinians, Israel Will Resume Talks, Rice Says
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JERUSALEM — With help from an Egyptian cease-fire proposal for the Gaza Strip, Secretary of State Rice persuaded the American-backed Palestinian leadership yesterday to resume peace talks with Israel.
Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, had halted the negotiations Sunday because of an Israeli incursion into Gaza and had rebuffed Ms. Rice’s entreaties Tuesday to change his mind. But after speaking to Mr. Abbas by telephone yesterday, Ms. Rice announced here that the peace talks were back on track.
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