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Palestian President Mahmoud Abbas, U.S. President George Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Annapolis, last week (Avi Ohayon / GPO) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 07:55 06/12/2007 Olmert, Livni, Barak to select head of Israeli team for PA talks By Barak Ravid ,Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Tzipi Livni, Ehud Olmert  Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Defense Minister Ehud Barak will meet Thursday to select the head of the Israeli team to hold negotiations with the Palestinian Authority. The three are also scheduled to determine the parameters for the negotiations, which are set to resume next week. The head of the negotiation team will be responsible for preparing the negotiators for talks on the core issues of the conflict, which include the status of Jerusalem, permanent borders and the fate of Palestinian refugees. Advertisement A top official said that there are several candidates for the job, including some with military backgrounds and others with a civilian resume. Another official said one frontrunner is a top military figure with extensive military and diplomatic experience. The meeting on Thursday is said to be the de-facto inauguration of the Israeli negotiation team. Olmert, Livni and Barak are to review prospective negotiation patterns, decide which committees and teams Israel should establish, and determine the make up of the "negotiations administration," and the fields of cooperation between the different ministries in the matter. Livni is to remain the minister in charge of the negotiations. However, the administration will not be subordinate to the Foreign Ministry, but rather to the Prime Minister's Office, as it was during the last round of negotiations, in 1999. Thursday's decisions will be brought before cabinet in the next few weeks. Related articles: PM: High Arab turnout at Annapolis summit was a 'big achievement' Livni prepares for upcoming talks with PA Olmert to Haaretz: Two-state solution, or Israel is done for Poll: Most Israeli public believes Annapolis summit was a failure Bookmark to del.icio.us Foreign correspondents Police probe 3 Israeli journalists suspected of unauthorized travel to enemy states. Petrol protest Gaza gas station owners refuse to accept reduced fuel supplies from Israel.   1.   Nominations for head of Israeli Negotiations Team 01:07  |  michael 06/12/07   2.   Another charade! 03:50  |  lakshmi 06/12/07   3.   Why Not, They Did So Well In Lebanon 04:07  |  Yoram 06/12/07   4.   why the charade ? there are no peace talks! 07:40  |  redmike 06/12/07   5.   they should be submitting their resignations 08:17  |  victor hardman 06/12/07   6.   Olmert keeps on going as the U.S. sells Israel 08:36  |  Zev 06/12/07   7.   should be someone with military experience 08:48  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/12/07   8.   # 7 to cipora re: the military 09:29  |  eric 06/12/07   9.   #8 eric and the pentagon have never met ! 10:35  |  victor hardman 06/12/07   10.   Olmert, Livni, Barak 16:19  |  Rav Harley 06/12/07

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