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  • Harry and Saeb Erekat.(Rotten Tomatoes/Getty/Ye Olde Tablet Photoshoppe)
    Harry and Saeb Erekat.(Rotten Tomatoes/Getty/Ye Olde Tablet Photoshoppe)
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    When Israel Met Palestine

    Recasting the conflict as a romantic comedy

    byLiel Leibovitz
  • September 2010, the last time there were direct talks.(Lior Mizrahi-Pool/Getty Images)
    September 2010, the last time there were direct talks.(Lior Mizrahi-Pool/Getty Images)
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    Israeli-Palestinian ‘Meeting’ Today in Jordan

    New Middle East makes Amman a new center of gravity

    byMarc Tracy
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    The Peace Talks Are Dead

    Long live the peace talks?

    byMarc Tracy
  • Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman last month.(Michal Cizek/AFP/Getty Images)
    Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman last month.(Michal Cizek/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Bibi Floats Oath Quid for Freeze Quo

    Fixation on settlements forces right-wing victory

    byMarc Tracy
  • Prime Minister Netanyahu last week.(David Buimovitch-Pool/Getty Images)
    Prime Minister Netanyahu last week.(David Buimovitch-Pool/Getty Images)
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    Bibi Victorious

    With freeze over and talks alive, PM gets the win

    byMarc Tracy
  • Netanyahu Sunday.(Tara Todras-Whitehill - Pool/Getty Images)
    Netanyahu Sunday.(Tara Todras-Whitehill - Pool/Getty Images)
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    Rift Within the Right

    Will U.S. groups back a Bibi freeze extension?

    byMarc Tracy
  • President Ahmadinejad addresses the rally Friday.(Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)
    President Ahmadinejad addresses the rally Friday.(Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)
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    The Two Mahmouds Snipe Over Direct Talks

    Why Iran fears the peace process

    byMarc Tracy
  • Yesterday.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
    Yesterday.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    Better Than Expected

    Hope springs eternal, but could it be for real this time?

    byMarc Tracy
  • Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Obama, today.(Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images)
    Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Obama, today.(Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images)
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    Obama’s Peace Offensive Is On

    Even as Hamas tries to sabotage talks

    byMarc Tracy
  • Prime Minister Salam Fayyad yesterday.(Abbas Momani/AFP/Getty Images)
    Prime Minister Salam Fayyad yesterday.(Abbas Momani/AFP/Getty Images)
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    The Uninvited Prime Minister

    Where the problematic ‘Fayyad Plan’ fits

    byMarc Tracy
  • President Obama yesterday.(Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)
    President Obama yesterday.(Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)
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    What We Talk About When We Talk About Talks

    A reading list

    byMarc Tracy
  • Shalom (L) huddles with Prime Minister Netanyahu Sunday.(Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
    Shalom (L) huddles with Prime Minister Netanyahu Sunday.(Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
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    Direct Peace Talk

    The freeze extension is the only issue right now

    byMarc Tracy
  • Syrian President Bashar Assad last month.(STR/AFP/Getty Images)
    Syrian President Bashar Assad last month.(STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Road to Damascus

    How it could break the Palestinian impasse

    byMarc Tracy
  • The scene at a future offshore Israeli gas field.(NYT)
    The scene at a future offshore Israeli gas field.(NYT)
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    Daybreak: Hope on Talks After All

    Plus the coming Israeli energy boom, and more in the news

    byMarc Tracy
  • Clinton and envoy George Mitchell announce the direct talks Friday.(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
    Clinton and envoy George Mitchell announce the direct talks Friday.(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    Direct Talks, Next Month

    What they’ll talk about when they talk about peace

    byMarc Tracy
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