Abbas And Olmert Struggle To Move Talks Forward ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - February 20, 2008 - 6:42pm The Israeli and Palestinian leaders met here on Tuesday amid growing dissonance over the content of their talks and the kind of agreement they are trying to achieve. The prime minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, and the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, met in the evening at Mr. Olmert’s official residence, first accompanied by their negotiating teams and then alone, a spokesman for Mr. Olmert said. » Read more