Obama prods Netanyahu, Iran in Mideast talks

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Monday opened his deepest foray into the Middle East quagmire, telling Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu he must stop Jewish settlements and should grasp a "historic opportunity" to make peace with the Palestinians.

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