Fresh Israeli-Palestinian talks run into brick wall
9 Mar 2010
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Amid an American
diplomatic offensive comprising visits by the vice-president, Joe Biden, and
the US Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, Israel and the Palestinian
Authority have agreed to hold indirect negotiations after more than a year of
deep freeze.
But even before ties could begin to thaw, Israel's move to expand illegal settlements in
the occupied West Bank a day after agreeing to
talks, has turned things frosty again.
Aljazeera's Tom Ackerman reports on how the latest
talks may not even get off the ground
