Israeli and Palestinian leaders hold first talks in seven weeks
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas were to hold their first face-to-face talks in seven weeks on Monday as a US-sponsored bid to reach a Middle East peace deal gets back on track. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and former Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei, who lead the negotiating teams, were also to attend the working lunch in Jerusalem, a spokesman said. Full Story