Tue Nov 10, 5:53 AM ET

An elderly Palestinian woman speaks with an Israeli soldier before approaching the Bethlehem checkpoint in the West Bank. US efforts to revive the Middle East process floundered after President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held closed door talks amid signs of friction. (AFP/File/Musa al-Shaer)

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