Error: (Baltimore Sun Editorial 9/1/10) The administration had been working quietly for months to move Israel and the Palestinians from so-called proximity talks, in which each side talked separately to the Americans while refusing to deal face-to-face with the other.
Correction: (9/3/10) Also, an editorial in Wednesday’s print edition should have stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly offered to hold direct talks with the Palestinians.
The Baltimore Sun regrets the errors.