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ee on a just peace," Obama said in a joint press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London. (Reuters) EU foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton reiterated that the 27 EU states had been united since 2009 in wanting a two-state solution based on the 1967 lines with land swaps. "Now more than
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r Israel, our friend, totally unacceptable, in my view." Here's the situation in the negotiations Romney evidently dislikes: By the end of August, Catherine Ashton, the European diplomat who is the chief negotiator for the P5+1, will likely talk by phone about next steps with Saeed Jalili, the representative o
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ut an obvious fact. With the Middle East in turmoil, starting a new round of Israeli-Palestinian talks is completely pointless. Speaking last week Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, made the opposite case, listing several reasons why she thinks it crucial to start talks. Reason number one was "ch
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