President Obama urged Israel and Palestine to grasp the chance of making peace as the first direct negotiations in nearly two years began today. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will sit down today after individual talks with Mr Obama who said he was "cautiously hopeful", adding: "This moment of opportunity may not soon come again." "Do we have the wisdom and the courage to walk the path of peace?" Mr Obama asked. Each of the leaders spoke of his...
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