Wed Nov 11, 3:48 PM ET

A Palestinian man rides a donkey near the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met French President Nicolas Sarkozy for talks on the crisis in the Middle East peace process Wednesday and appeared to open the door to talks with Syria. (AFP/File/Ahmad Gharabli)

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