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Israel vote deals a setback to U.S. peace effort in Mideast

 

Published 2/12/2009 at L.A. Times - Politics

In backing right-wing parties, Israelis have shown they don't want to negotiate with a weak Palestinian Authority. > Elections in Israel this week left uncertainty about the shape of a new government, but little doubt that the Obama administration had suffered a setback in its bid to mobilize efforts to bring peace to the Middle East. (link)

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