Palestinian and Israeli blame each other for delaying progress toward a peace settlement
The Palestinians and Israelis aren't officially talking to each other directly, but on Friday senior Palestinian and Israeli officials spent nearly two hours on the same stage trading sometimes heated accusations and blaming each other for delaying progress toward a peace settlement.
Israelis and Palestinians are moving toward a peace deal as more Israelis than ever back a two-state solution and Arab leaders back Mahmud Abbas, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.