Israeli ban halts Glencree peace talks

A PEACE conference between the Israelis and Palestinians, organised by Glencree, was postponed yesterday after the Israelis refused to let one of the Palestinian delegation travel to Ireland.

Foreign Affairs Minister Brian Cowen travels to Israel tomorrow to meet the prime minister, the foreign minister and to pay a courtesy call on the president. He will not meet the Palestinians.

The three-day peace conference was being part-funded by the Government and was organised to coincide with the country’s EU presidency.