Mitchell in push for Mideast peace
Barack Obama’s Middle East envoy called on the Arab world to take steps towards normal relations with Israel and Israel’s prime minister said he hoped his country’s disputes with the US over West Bank settlements would soon be resolved.
Envoy George Mitchell, opening a new round of peace efforts in the region, played down the differences with Israel “as discussions among friends”.
His comments, along with those of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, appeared to be aimed at lowering recent tensions as the US tries to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and work for a broader peace between Israel and the Arab world.
