Palestinians Approve Indirect Talks With Israel (ap)

U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell waves to the press before his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, not pictured, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, May 7, 2010. Israel is ready to negotiate the terms of Palestinian statehood, but first wants its security concerns addressed, Israel's president said after meeting with President Barack Obama's envoy Friday. Envoy George Mitchell has launched a shuttle mission of up to four months to try to bridge the vast differences between the two sides on what a Palestinian state should look like.(AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP – Palestinian leaders on Saturday gave their backing for indirect peace talks with Israel, clearing the way for the Obama administration’s first sustained on-the-ground Mideast peace effort.

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