JERUSALEM - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought support from Egypt in her quest to nudge Israelis and Palestinians closer together before a Mideast peace conference tentatively set for late November.
Rice was scheduled to visit Egypt on Tuesday and speak with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who has played a key role in mediating large and small conflicts between Israel and the Palestinians and among squabbling Palestinians factions.
After talks in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday, Rice said Israel and the Palestinians must agree on how and when to start formal peace talks.
In one of her strongest statements yet on the issue, Rice declared that …
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