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Annapolis Peace Conference
To be hosted by the United States in Annapolis, Maryland, tentatively scheduled for Nov 25-27, 2007.

Is giving up the West Bank the solution for peace?



US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Prime Minister Olmert, Haim Saban, Tony Blair, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have been meeting in an attempt to reach an atainable solution for the crisis. The current suggestion is to create two separate states, one for the Jewish people and the other for the Palestinian people.

Transcript of Secretary Rice's speech in Jerusalem at the Saban Forum Dinner
excerpt:
SECRETARY RICE:  "...Now we hear, and I've heard it many, many times, now is not a propitious time for peace.  I do not deny that the present moment is complicated and challenging.  I do not deny that the situation in Gaza is deeply troubled.  But when has the Middle East ever been uncomplicated or unchallenging?  I believe we have a real opportunity now to advance the establishment of a peaceful Palestinian state..."

Link to video regarding the peace conference.