Israelis and Palestinians to Resume Talks, Officials Say (NYT, 20.8.10)

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to announce Friday that Israel and the Palestinians will return to direct negotiations for the first time in 20 months, delivering the Obama administration a small victory in its protracted effort to revive the Middle East peace process, two officials briefed on the situation said Thursday evening.

The Context
 State of Palestine
Palestinian National Authority

Keywords
- protracted : prolongé
- caution : avertissement, prudence / to caution : avertir.
- guarantee (en garantie) : caution (also security), (location) deposit, (droit) bail, (fig) backing
- to sound (a note of...) : émettre un avis
- to clear the final hurdles : lever les derniers obstacles
- leery : méfiant
- to eschew : éviter
- to shun : éviter
- to close the gap : trouver un accord

Focus on...
Fatah
- to rout : mettre en déroute
- to clamp down : agir avec fermeté contre
- to man (a factory) : recruter de la main d'oeuvre pour / to man a border : administrer une frontière
- beleaguered : assiégé. (fig) pressé de toutes parts
- club : matraque
- to prop up : appuyer, soutenir
- to usher sb in : faire entrer qqun

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