The New York Times · 9 November 1999

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Israel and Palestinians Start Major Talks

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A8 THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1999 By JOEL GREENBERG nent peace by mid-February. Jerusalem, Palestinian refugees dis- "We believe that through continu- placed in the 1948 and 1967 Arab- RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov. 8 - ous and extensive work we will be Israeli wars, Jewist settlements in Israeli and Palestinian teams sat Mr.

Abed able to meet the date," the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, down here today to begin negotiating Rabbo said. "We started with a very borders, water and security detalls. a permanent settlement of their cen- open and frank atmosphere, without Mr.

Eran said that because each tury-old conflict, staking out oppos- side was well versed in the other's any barriers. ing positions but promising to work In Paris, Yasir Arafat, the Pales- positions the ambitious timetable for faithfully to reach an accord. reaching an accord could be met. tinian lead

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The caption read 12 November 1999. The scan prints "Tuesday" with 9 November 1999, which was a Tuesday; the 12th was a Friday.

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"Israel and Palestinians Start Major Talks," The New York Times, 9 November 1999. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1999-012. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1999-012

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