Israel was intent on advancing efforts to reach a peace settlement with the Palestinian Authority, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. Middle East envoy in Jerusalem Friday, adding that he hoped the Palestinians would be responsive to such attempts.
“I look forward to working with the Obama administration to move peace forward,”
Netanyahu told Mitchell at the beginning of the meeting. “We are serious about it, we know you are serious about it and we hope the Palestinians respond.”
The meeting, which the Prime Minister’s Office said went well, did not culminate with a new round of talks announced, with another meeting between the two scheduled for Sunday.
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