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Commentary Draft talks invite sees Mideast deal in one year Digg This Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Related News Israel sees direct talks with Palestinians soon Mon, Aug 16 2010 Hamas and secular groups oppose direct talks with Israel Mon, Aug 16 2010 "Direct talks" no Mideast miracle cure Fri, Aug 13 2010 Major powers drawing up framework for Mideast talks Thu, Aug 12 2010 Direct talks in sight as U.S. envoy sees Netanyahu Wed, Aug 11 2010 Related Topics World » A Palestinian rides a boat during a protest at the Gaza Seaport against Israel's interception of of Gaza-bound ships, June 3, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Mohammed Salem By Douglas Hamilton JERUSALEM | Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:54pm EDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - World powers facing a fateful deadline in the Middle East peace process are discussing a draft statement inviting Israel and the Palestinians to embark on direct talks that should conclude a treaty in one year. Diplomatic sources said the draft invitation was being discussed by the so-called Quartet of powers in Middle East peace-making, the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations, and might be issued by Friday afternoon. The Quartet said in June that peace talks would be expected to conclude in 24 months. The new draft says 12 months. The Palestinian Authority government intends to have established all the attributes of statehood by mid-2011. Diplomats say the idea that a unilateral declaration of statehood could win support if talks do not start or collapse in the next 12 months is gaining interest. The peace process resumed in May after a hiatus of 19 months but is stalled over the terms of an upgrade from indirect talks mediated by U.S. envoy George Mitchell to direct negotiations. Israel insists it is ready for direct talks provided there are no preconditions. The Palestinians are ready provided there is a clear agenda. Israel says an agenda means preconditions. Resolving the snag over terms is crucial, diplomats say. The "invitation to talks" statement by the Quartet has been awaited since Monday. Negotiators were discussing the draft wording on Thursday, the diplomatic sources said. President Barack Obama wants face-to-face talks started well before September 26, when Israel's 10-month moratorium on Jewish settlement building in the occupied West Bank is due to end. Full-scale return to settlement construction could sink the talks for good. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke by telephone with the Quartet representative, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, as well as Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Thursday as Washington kept up pressure for talks to resume. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said: "We believe we are getting very close to an agreement to enter into direct negotiations. We think we're well positioned to get there. But we continue to work on the details of this process." TERMS The Quartet draft reaffirms a "full commitment to its previous statements." Quartet statements from Moscow, Trieste and New York this year called for a halt to settlement building. The draft, however, does not explicitly repeat that demand, which would be rejected by right-wingers in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's center-right coalition. It simply says that direct, bilateral negotiations that resolve all final status issues should "lead to a settlement, negotiated between the parties, that ends the occupation ... and results in" a state at peace with Israel. It says negotiations "can be completed within one year." Success will require the sustained support of Arab states, it adds. Netanyahu may benefit from a move to direct talks, countering the notion abroad that he is not a genuine peace-seeker. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, by contrast, has a lot to lose politically. He would be destroyed if he emerged from the process after months of talking as a failed appeaser. If accepted by Netanyahu as the basis for talks, the Quartet invitation would give Abbas the backing he needs. Few Palestinians or Israelis believe direct talks would lead to a peace treaty soon, or that one would be quickly implemented if it were ever agreed. In Israel's coalition, attention is focused on the September 26 settlement moratorium deadline, with a majority of Netanyahu's inner cabinet opposed to extending the settlement freeze, but a minority seeking some compromise that Abbas could swallow. One idea is to allow building in big established settlements that Israel expects to keep in a peace deal but not in those it would hand over in a land swap with the Palestinians. (Additional reporting by Ali Sawafta in Ramallah, Luke Baker in Brussels and Andrew Quinn in Washington; Editing by Angus MacSwan and Mark Heinrich) World Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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