After months of cajoling, Israel and the Palestinians sat around the table for direct talks, though the negotiations soon broke down over the building of Jewish settlements on the West Bank.

在几个月的旁敲侧击，以色列和巴勒斯坦最终决定坐下来进行直接谈判，然而，此次沟通不久却因在袈裟西岸简历犹太人定居点问题告吹。