President Barack Obama met with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday in New York, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. At the meeting, Obama called for “final status” talks on the creation of a Palestinian state, adding that these talks “must begin soon.”
“Success depends on all sides acting with a sense of urgency,” Obama said. It was his strongest insertion of himself yet into the Middle East peace process. (For updates and analysis, visit jewishjournal.com.)
— From wire reports.
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