The leaders had direct talks for the first time in almost two years The eyes of many were on the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington DC but what was it like behind the scenes with the two delegations? The BBC's Gidi Kleiman was with the Israelis, while Jeannie Assad was with the Palestinians. PREPARING TO GO Palestinian: The Palestinian delegation gathered in Amman, Jordan, getting ready to accompany the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to the talks in Washington. Also with Mr Abbas was the press delegation of five Palestinian journalists, including myself as the only one from an international media organisation. Israeli: There was a bigger than usual press pack...
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