NEW YORK, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Earlier this year Al Jazeera released the "Palestine Papers" -- nearly 1,700 files of documents authored by Palestinian negotiators and advisors, memorializing a decade of Israeli/Palestinian peace talks.

Al-Arabiya Television at 1101 gmt on 13 July carries the following announcer-read report over video: "Following a meeting between him and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in the presence of French President Nicholas Sarkozy, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has stated that the Israelis and the Palestinians are closer to reaching a peace agreement.

By Anne Gearan Associated Press JERUSALEM -- The United States took Israel to task Saturday for a planned expansion of Jewish homes in the portion of Jerusalem that Palestinians claim for the capital of a future state.

By Donald Macintyre President George Bush yesterday tried to reassure sceptical Arab leaders that by the end of the year he wanted a Palestinian state "defined", after being criticised for missing an opportunity to highlight the matter when he lavished praise on Israel last week.

By Isabel Kershner Meeting here on Monday after a break of almost two months, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed that peace talks would continue from now on without interruption, despite concerns on both sides about the situation on the ground, an Israeli official said.