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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 503

Pierre Vimont

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (left), and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at a peace conference in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2010. (Moshe Milner/GPO/Flash90)
December 7, 2016, 1:06 pm
Hollande invites Abbas, Netanyahu to parley in Paris
Israel said likely to reject tripartite meeting on sidelines of December 21 summit on the peace process
By Dov Lieber
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (left) and French President Francois Hollande (right), hold a press conference after their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on April 15, 2016. (AFP/Dominique Faget)
November 20, 2016, 4:55 pm
Paris peace parley proceeding as planned, France insists
Rebuffing reports Francois Hollande put kibosh on confab, French diplomats say he merely noted ‘incertitude’ after US election
By Raphael Ahren
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, speaks during a conference in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, October 1, 2016. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
November 19, 2016, 1:31 pm
Abbas ally: French peace summit will go forward, with or without Israel
PLO official Ahmad Majdalani tells Palestinian newspaper the controversial conference is on track to take place before end of year
By Avi Issacharoff and ToI Staff
Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, right, shakes hands with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Alexander Vershinin)
November 15, 2016, 12:17 pm
Abbas affirms Palestinians to attend French peace talks
In Turkmenistan, Palestinian leader speaks of the need to reach a deal with Israel, is optimistic about Moscow involvement
By AP and ToI Staff
November 7, 2016, 1:36 pm
Israel won’t attend peace confab, officials inform France
Netanyahu’s aides tell visiting envoy they expect Paris not to push processes in conflict with Israel’s ‘official position’
By Raphael Ahren
Palestinian Authority Social Welfare Minister Ahmed Majdalani. (Screen capture/YouTube)
September 2, 2016, 8:21 am
Russia a ‘more balanced’ peacemaker than US, says PLO official
In flurry of diplomatic activity, officials from Moscow and Paris set to arrive next week in bid to push both nations’ peace initiatives
By ToI Staff
France's Middle East envoy Pierre Vimont meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on March 15, 2016, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
June 16, 2016, 6:29 pm
French envoy in Egypt to push Paris peace initiative
Pierre Vimont, FM Sameh Shoukry discuss international parley aimed at reviving Palestinian-Israeli talks
By AFP and Raphael Ahren
France's Middle East envoy Pierre Vimont meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on March 15, 2016, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
March 15, 2016, 7:40 pm
Palestinians welcome Paris peace bid as ‘timely, realistic’
After meeting French coordinator in Ramallah, PA official urges a skeptical Israel to ‘fully support’ renewed efforts
By ToI Staff and AFP
US Vice President Joe Biden (left) with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on March 9, 2016. (Photo by FLASH90)
March 10, 2016, 3:59 pm
Abbas reportedly turns down visiting Biden’s peace plan
VP said to offer settlement freeze and a Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem in exchange for PA recognizing Israel as Jewish and dropping ‘right of return’
By Sue Surkes
File: Pierre Vimont, France's special envoy for peace initiative (Youtube screenshot)
March 10, 2016, 2:40 pm
French official to visit Israel to push peace confab
Despite Israeli opposition to conference, special envoy for initiative will arrive Sunday for talks in Ramallah and Tel Aviv
By Raoul Wootliff
File: Pierre Vimont, France's special envoy for peace initiative (Youtube screenshot)
March 6, 2016, 12:41 pm
French envoy to visit region to lay groundwork for peace confab
Despite Israeli opposition to conference, special envoy for peace initiative reportedly planning to hold talks in Ramallah and Tel Aviv
By Dov Lieber
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