HERZLIYA, Israel Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has called on Israelis and Palestinians to bring serious proposals to a new round of peace talks set to start on Sept. 2.
Speaking at an Israeli academic conference on Tuesday, Blair said the sides proposals for how to solve the decades-old conflicts thorniest issues will be a litmus test of seriousness.
Blair has been assisting the U.S.-led effort to restart peace talks as the special representative of the Quartet of Mideast peacemakers � the U.S., the U.N., the European Union and Russia.
Since the new talks were announced last week, both sides have been laying out their starting positions, with Israel demanding security guarantees and the Palestinians rejecting any growth in Israels West Bank settlements.
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