Sharon, Abbas Finally Set a Date for Summit
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will hold a long-delayed one-on-one meeting June 21, the two sides announced Wednesday. The Israeli and Palestinian leaders have not met since a Feb. 8 summit in Egypt, where they declared a cease-fire that has sharply reduced the level of violence. That meeting, held under the auspices of Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak and Jordan’s King Abdullah II, raised hopes that the Israelis and Palestinians would soon embark on negotiations aimed at achieving a comprehensive peace accord. Full Story