White House steps up diplomatic push to revive Middle East peace process
The White House will step up efforts to revive the near-moribund Middle East peace process this week, with senior Obama administration officials deployed to seek progress between Israel, Syria and the Palestinians.
George Mitchell, the president's special envoy, flew to Tel Aviv today after "candid and positive" talks in Damascus with President Bashar al-Assad, who is being wooed by Obama after being shunned by the Bush administration. Mitchell went straight into a meeting with Ehud Barak, Israel's defence minister.
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