What's in store at Paris peace conference? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Rina Bassist

Rina Bassist

Jan 2, 2017

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Likud Party meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, Jan. 2, 2017. — REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

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Family picture during the Mideast peace conference in Paris on January 15, 2017. Foreign ministers and representatives from around 70 countries are seeking to revive the moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process. REUTERS/Bertrand Guay/POOL - RTSVMCD

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In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Palestinian security forces participate in a parade during a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the al-Karamah battle, in the West Bank city of Hebron, March 22, 2008. The Al-Karamah battle was fought between PLO (Palestinian liberation Organization) fighters and the Jordanian Army against the Israeli Army in 1968. REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun (WEST BANK) - RTR1YN6M

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BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 19: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian President's Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on April 19, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. Abbas is meeting with Merkel as well as other European leaders and Vladimir Putin of Russia in an effort to gain support for the Mideast peace process. Abbas is next scheduled to travel to New York to attend peace talks at the United Nations. (Photo by Thaer Ghanaim/PP

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