NPR's Ted Clark reports that after two days of talks with Palestinian negotiators, the Middle East peace process is still on hold. The U.S. has presented bridging ideas to both the Israelis and the Palestinians, and next week the U.S. will decide what steps it should take next. The good news is that the two sides are at least are talking (via the U.S.), and there is again some cooperation between Israeli and Palestinian security forces. Yesterday, the two services cooperated in arresting several alleged Hamas terrorists believed to be tied to last month's coffee shop bombing in Tel Aviv. Another hopeful sign: the U.S. State Department praised Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat for his very strong statement against terrorism.
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