Mrs Clinton held a video conference on Wednesday with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Thursday, November 11, 2010
Clinton seeks Mid-East progress
Mrs Clinton held a video conference on Wednesday with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has vowed to find "a way forward" in the stalled Mid-East peace talks.
Her remarks came ahead of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York.
The two are meeting amid a row over Israeli plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, at a rally in Ramallah in the West Bank, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas asked Israelis to choose peace over settlements.
"I now turn to the Israeli people. I hope they will hear us - those who believe in peace, if they exist," Mr Abbas said, at the event to mark the anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat.
'Talking about everything'
Speaking alongside Mr Netanyahu before their meeting began in New York, Ms Clinton said: "The prime minister and president Abbas are both very committed to a two-state solution and we are going to find a way forward.
"We're going to be talking about everything and I'll be saving my comments beyond what I've already said for my talks with the prime minister."
Negotiations, launched with what correspondents described as great pomp by President Barack Obama in early September, ran aground after just two rounds of talks.
An Israeli moratorium on building new settlements expired at the end of September. Earlier this month, Israel announced plans to build 1,300 new homes for Jewish settlers on disputed land in East Jerusalem.
The US has said the settlements are unhelpful and has urged the two sides to restart negotiations.
The Palestinians have said they will not return to the negotiating table until new settlement construction halts.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the US announced the payment of a $150m (£93m) aid package to the Palestinians.
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